My first image(s) of this species too! I've seen these often before but never close enough for proper images. A small flock of five (3 drakes and 2 hens) provided lots of opportunities in a local pond last week. What a sweet little duck, only about 13 inches long, and blessed with an awesome array of subtle colours on its face...colours that mostly look only black from afar.
Canon 7D + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4 TC, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/640s., f/6.3, ISO 800, natural light, handheld (lying flat on the ground, what's new?), small crop for comp (about 85% FF), usual eye work. Audio.







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