Aquatic Birds

When Your Subject Comes Too Close

I'm more used to shovelers staying far out on a lake. This group are used to being fed. So I was taking his photo as he was coming right over to me. Only got part of him in this shot but he is so colorful and handsome, I could not bring myself to discard this one.
Male Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)

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