The reason

I have no idea if yesterday's bird was the parent, but this juvenile was the cause of all that shouting.
It was sitting on a pole a little distance away and I did not notice it before. Maybe it was dads fishing territory ;-)

[Casablanca]

What a handsome fella

[narayani]

Another great shot

[Christina]

Wonderful dof and composition

[Joan Robillard]

Wonderful

[Rob Z]

What a terrific image - his features are so sharp and well defined. Love the background too.. :)

[Zilli~]

Well, he is not perturbed :) Great capture, love the narrative.

[Kerry McCarthy]

Nice composition and bokeh.

[Brian]

Awesome capture and editing.

[Babs]

Excellent detail. fav.

[winghong_ho]

Great capture. Fav.

[Carey]

Beautiful shot! I love the narrative too

[Dione Giorgio]

Fav. Gorgeous shot and bird.

[Peter Dulis]

superb

[katy]

This is a fantastic image of him. such clarity in the bird with that beautiful bokeh in the background.

[Bucktree]

Spectacular capture with clarity and wonderful bokeh. I like the narrative relating to the story of yesterday.

[Mags]

Lovely capture with that bokeh background.

[Steve Chappell]

Excellent capture

[Beryl Lloyd]

Such a lovely capture - love the sparkly ( bokeh ) in the water !

[Tia]

Wonderful details and such pretty bokeh!

[Corinne C]

Perfectly captured in all his splendor

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Wonderful capture.

[Dorothy]

He really stands out from the lovely background.

[gloria jones]

Tack sharp :)

[Judith Johnson]

Super sharp image

[Desi]

Oh wow. What a brilliant shot

[Margaret Brown]

Another beauty!

[Allison Maltese]

Lovely shot. It probably was the parent giving this youngster a piece of advice or a piece of his mind!

[Olwynne]

Fantastic capture

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Looks like he may be getting ready to talk back! Great shot!

[Christine Sztukowski]

Awesome photograph

[Renee Salamon]

This is fabulous

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Awesome shot

[Carole Sandford]

Fabulous capture!

[Heather]

A fantastic shot, Diana! Great focus and stunning bokeh! And how fascinating to witness the encounter between adult and juvenile! Fav

[George]

Superb clarity and bokeh.

[Paul J]

Juveniles seem to always be the cause of much commotion. Nice shot of this laddie or lassie!

[Islandgirl]

Lovely capture and focus!

[Jerzy]

You're either on another adventure or you live in a very interesting area. Good one! Is this a male bird or female? I'm guessing female only because with our ducks the male is colorful and female not.

[LManning (Laura)]

So lovely!

[Rick]

Great shot.

[Lois]

Fabulous focus once again!

[Cordiander]

Great shot. I understand the excitement from the mother (or father) bird now :)

[Diana]

@casablanca @narayani @christinav @joansmor @robz @zilli @mccarth1 @briaan @onewing @wh2021 @cadu @sangwann @pdulis @grammyn @dkellogg @marlboromaam @swchappell @beryl @tiaj1402 @corinnec @mittens @illinilass @seattlite @busylady @seacreature @craftymeg @falcon11 @ollyfran @olivetreeann @365projectorgchristine @rensala @elisasaeter @carole_sandford @365projectorgheatherb @gaf005 @pej76 @radiogirl @jerzyfotos @ljmanning @rickster549 @loweygrace @cordulaamann Thanks for the great comments and favs, they are very much appreciated :-)

[Diana]

@jerzyfotos I live in a very lovely area with a lot to offer Jerzy. This juvenile could become either male or female. The only difference is that the male is larger than the female ;-)

[Josie Gilbert]

Great close up.

[haskar]

Beautiful shot.

[Diana]

@josiegilbert @haskar Thanks so much :-)

[Kathy A]

Wonderful shot, lovely detail