Environmental shot of a White-winged Scoter at the Stage Harbor Inlet in Chatham, Massachusetts. This was the first time I've ever found this species (let alone any scoter species) in the summer.
Morris Island - Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge
Chatham, Massachusetts
With an image such as this, I often try a creative crop and present it in a long rectangular aspect ratio.
In this case, I would crop the photo at the peak of the main dark waves above the bird's head -- in other words, I'd remove about the top third of the image.
Congrats on the first-time white-winged scoter capture. That always makes is special. :)
Good find, angle and eye contact. I've seen Surf Scoters in the Chatham area in the summer but no White-winged Scoters. I would go for a tighter crop and the color of the water looks not quite right.
White-winged Scoter
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