This is a juvenile male hooded merganser preening in a lovely wash of orange water, to match the eyes! I really like the pronounced color change in the crest as the browns are lightening to white. Took this last week and prepared for my return a few days later but was iced out. Now the ducks are too far away for shootin, praying on a heat wave!
R5
840mm
ISO 1000
6.3
1/4000