The New Year brought us out searching for a Tufted Duck reported in Green Brae, California when I heard this boisterous bird in the nearby salt marsh. We were surprised to see it bathing vigorously in the water before it stalked off into the reeds.
Olympus D-550 hand held on Nikon ED Fieldscope 60mm, 30x WA. Cropped,
balanced and sharpened in photoshop.