Normally I like to take photographs of waterfowl at water level. But that wasn’t possible, and this hooded merganser was just too adorable not to snap.

Location: Silverton, Oregon

Exposure: 1/250 second, f/5.6, ISO 4500

Focal Length: 500 mm

Gear:

• Camera: Nikon D850

• Lens: Nikkor 500mm PF 5.6