American Black Duck.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Although common, this is not a species we see images posted of anywhere too much. This one was coming in for a landing right after a few mallards.

Canon 7DII + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4TC III, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/2500s., f/5.6, ISO 1600, natural light, handheld, small crop after rotation.

[dankearl]

Nice to see the species, not in my area...
I think you could lower the exposure a tad for a richer look.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Dan, I like the incoming pose with the swept back wings, and well exposed on the darker plumage of the body. Those orange legs/feet pop nicely against the lighter BG. Well captured.

[Randy Stout]

Dan:

Well exposed, dynamic pose, great feet.

Black ducks are pretty uncommon locally for me. Might see one or two on rare occ., but not often.

Cheers

Randy

[John Whaley]

Great shot. Sharp with good feather detail and perfect incoming pose. The reason you don't see many images posted is that they are smart and wary. I see them everyday but going in the other direction.

[gail bisson]

Very nice Dan. Perfect incoming pose and with the angel wings to boot!
IQ and POV excellent. Nice look at the eye.
Gail