Sorry for posting this drab-ish and not-so-exotic-looking female Lesser Scaup yet again, but for us up here the opportunities to get so close to them are usually next to none...it was pretty exciting to add keepers of this species to my files.:) P.S. I will most likely add a round of noise reduction to the BG to the re-finished image (noise looks worse on my work LCD than on my home CRT)
Nice portrait and she doesn't look at all drab to me. Soft light and sharp detail. Love the wave in front. Noise reduction you mentioned will improve this lovely image.