She kept coming closer

and I could not back off.

I suppose she was hoping I had food for the chicks again.

[Babs]

Isn't she a beauty. Just love her red eye

[Casablanca]

She's lovely

[Beryl Lloyd]

A friend for life Diana! A lovely close-up, gorgeous red eye and the matching "top-knot"- I assume her comb!

[winghong_ho]

Lovely close-up capture.

[Mags]

What an interesting closeup. The white and red just pop!

[katy]

Well it definitely gave you a fabulous close-up of her. I like the color both in the bird and the water

[Bill]

Love this closeup shot. She is similar to our Coots but not quite the same.

[Sally Ings]

Super details

[Pigeons Farm]

A great close up :)

[bruni]

What a colourful head.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

So cute.

[Allison Maltese]

What a beautiful and colorful shot of this coot. I like the background ripples too.

[Danette Thompson]

Beautiful detail

[Carole Sandford]

Lovely close up!

[KoalaGardens🐨]

her head is amazing

[judith deacon]

I love the light on her head, a lovely image.

[gloria jones]

Nice close up

[George]

The red eye is wonderful.

[Pam]

Her markings are so interesting. Great shot. The water looks wonderful.

[Rick]

Great shot. Neat looking duck.

[Diana]

@onewing @casablanca @beryl @wh2021 @marlboromaam @grammyn @cwbill @salza @kgolab @bruni @mittens @falcon11 @danette @carole_sandford @koalagardens @judithdeacon @seattlite @gaf005 @pamalama @rickster549 Thanks for the lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated :-)

[Heather]

A beautiful shot, Diana! I love the coloured reflections in the rippled water surrounding this pretty bird (those reds!) Fav

[Ann H. LeFevre]

I love the way the water has blurred in the background which makes the markings on her face stand out even more. Great shot!

[Diana]

@365projectorgheatherb @olivetreeann thanks so much :-)

[Kathy A]

I like her pops of red