Common Mergansers

I managed to get out a few times this Winter to take pictures of waterfowl. While I didn't always have the best luck, on this day in mid February I was fortunate enough to get a few shots at relatively close distances. It's not always easy in an area that is hunted religiously earlier in the year but if you manage to find an area free of ice in an otherwise frozen location you stand a better chance. The birds will be congregated in a much smaller area and if you're patient enough they will return to the same spot.