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The Hooded Merganser can only be described as elegant. This beautiful bird and its mate are currently residing in a stream that runs along the lake at my favorit spot. They have arrived at about the same time for the past three years. They will move on in the next few weeks but for now, I am enjoying their beauty. The image was taken with a 600mm f4 lens, an iso setting of 250, at 1/60 sec, f8. No compensation. And ofcourse a tripod.