Yes, the look back saved this image!
Nice BG but agree with John that re:being lower in the frame.
I would smooth out the whitish circle around the head.
Gail
Agree with both John and Gail so far. Being picky here I wish for a better wing position -- either fully down or fully up. Whites look a tad hot on the shoulder. TFS
Wing position and look-back head turn look fine to me as does the exposure. The head feathers just above the base of the bill are a bit of a mess. Bad luck with that.
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I like it very much Will,lovely colours in the bg and the Duck looks very neat,I take the point of the nits raised above but overall it does not distract a lot from the image to my eyes.Nice Job.