This Wood Duck was photographed from a blind on a small woodland pond. This is full frame top to bottom - maybe add a bit on the top?? 40D, 500 f/4, 1/800, f/7.1, ISO 400. I removed a branch that was touching the tail. Comments are welcome.
Excelente pose, light, BG, detail, colors and exposure, it feels a bit tight IMO and it would looks better with a horizontal crop in stead of the square one, just my thoughts :)
Congratulaitons!