After shoveling out of nearly two feet of snow (rare for Long Island) I took a little trip to a local pond. This bird was feeding underneath some brush and popped out briefly to be photographed. He was right at the edge of my minimum focus distance but my hands were too frozen to remove my tc. Would have liked more dof.
1/320, f 5.6, ISO800
Canon 1dmk3, 500 f4 + 1.4tc + tripod

