Red-breasted Merganser.

[Karl Egressy]

This is the time of the year when they do their mating rituals.
It is fun to watch.
Thanks for looking.

Canon 5DM3]
Canon 500 f4.0 L IS II +1.4x III.
ISO 640
f7.1
1/1600 s

[John Robinson]

Wow!
What a stance, and a superb image. You have all the ggodies over there!!
John

[David Salem]

Great looking Display pose with the open bill and the cool looking posture. The exposure and details look perfect on this one and I really like the good look at that redeye. Very nice Karl.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Good mating behaviour depicted here! Good low angle, nice details. Perfect head/body angle subtly towards us. A dusty bunny is waiting to be removed at right edge (the wing tip is pointing to it).

[Bill Dix]

A great pose, good comp. I'm wondering if you can tweak just a little more detail out of the blacks on the cheek. And maybe a little eye doctor work to remove the second catchlight and darken the pupil would make the head seem sharper (even though it's already sharp as witnessed by the teeth).

[William Dickson]

Lovely image Karl. Great POV and pose. Details on the bird are real good. Both blacks and whites very nice. Good work

Will

[Jonathan Ashton]

Super shot great timing - well done. i especially like the detail and colours.

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent frame Karl. love the stretch that added a dynamic element to the pose. very good exposure and details plus the low angle.

well done

[christopher galeski]

Agree Karl,nice capture,great pose,nice detail,I see the dust bunny Daniel spotted.TFS.

[Marina Scarr]

I had a feeling he was chasing a girl! Love this new pose I've never seen and your low angle and excellent exposure make this a top notch image, Karl. You're really knocking them out of the park this last season, Karl!

[mohammad reza shahab]

Excellent low angle,exposure, pose and good details.