This funny little guy spent far more time under water than he did on the surface, and it was tough to guess where he would pop up next. Often too far away for our smallest grebe at 700mm. But here he came close enough to catch this curious stare. Dark and gloomy light at Llano Grande, Texas in 2017.
D500, 500f4 + 1.4 TC, ISO 3200, 1/320s @ f.7.1 manual. Fill @ -2.0 EV.
The face alone is worth the price of admission. I remember them as being more gray. Does it look black because it was wet?
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Thank you all. Yes, Artie, I also think they are usually more gray, and the wet feathers make him look blacker. He almost looks as if he was the victim of an oil spill, but that was not the case here.