There is a small window of opportunity during the fall when these guys come through and stay for a couple of weeks fattening up on shallow water vegetation before disappearing right before water freeze-up. Luckily this coincides with peek fall colours. Sometimes it takes patience to wait while one glides by in just the right "clean" spot - this one here did just that.
Canon R6 + 500mm f/4 II, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/2000s., f/4, ISO 1600, natural light, handheld, a few specks removed from the water, and a couple of highlights tamed in the BG. Cleaned up odd reflections in the eye.