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    Default Hooded Merganser Morning Stretch.

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    A pair of young Hooded Mergansers have been frequenting a local pond of late, and they are rather tame compared to what we are used to with this species (I've rarely come within 50 yards of one). This individual had been sleeping for a few minutes, so when it woke up and began to preen I knew it was going to stretch a wing or two. It did not disapoint and stretched the near wing for me. In a perfect world the head would be angled a bit more towards me (to match the body angle), but since I was within 50 yards of it I wasn't going to complain...at least not too much! Next time I will hope for an adult male doing the same pose!!

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    All excellent including the self-critique re: head angle :). Red Sox are losing but so are the Rays....
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    I like the wingstretch and the perch. Nice line of green at top. You already gave yourself an excellent critique!!
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    I love these hooded sweeties. I really like your low angle and that really cool rock. Sweet water bg and wing stretch too.

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    I really love the shooting angle and the colors. Great pose and detail. Well done.

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    cool pose and low angle
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    Perfect perspective Dan, and well timed to capture the stretch. Good two tone BG, and the highlights in the water look just fine to me.

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    Love the balance of the water in front of the rocks and the green in the background. Wing stretch is great. Sure, a little turn of the head would have been great, but it's still a keeper! :)
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