Sitting at a nearby dam

waiting to see if there is anything edible in the water.

I spotted him when driving by and made a quick stop.

[Babs]

What a long neck

[Kathy A]

Such an elegant bird

[Issi Bannerman]

Fabulous shot - he's a real beauty!

[Suzanne]

What bird is it?

[haskar]

Amazing capture. He's beautiful. Good thing you stopped!

[Brigette]

great capture of this very interesting bird - the feather details are quite gorgeous

[Susan Wakely]

Great capture.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Such an elegant pose - a great shot and detail of this beauty ! fav

[Peter]

Superb closeup detail and colours Diana, Fav:)

[Joan Robillard]

Great shot

[Rob Z]

He's marvellous. :)

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

He's a beauty, and the pose sort of says 'look at me'. fv!

[Mags]

Beautiful bird! Nice captured details of those feathers.

[katy]

What a fabulous picture of him and such a great close-up. Nice of him to stay there while you took this gorgeous shot.

[winghong_ho]

Wonderful capture. Fav.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

He is so cool looking.

[Christine Sztukowski]

Wonderful composition

[Chris Cook]

What a gorgeous looking bird

[Michelle]

Lovely looking bird

[Renee Salamon]

What an amazing looking bird, amazing you spotted him and captured so beautifully. Any idea what he is?

[Cordiander]

The black and white feathers are fantastic!

[gloria jones]

Nice close up capture

[LManning (Laura)]

It has fabulous plumage.

[George]

Well worth stopping for.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great shot

[Heather]

A great capture, Diana! I love his pose! Fav

[Corinne C]

Your wild life captures are worth a publication in magazines! Fantastic shot!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Amazing plumage there on his wings. Great shot!

[Rick]

Awesome capture.

[Joy's Focus]

What a beautiful bird! I love the pattern on his feathers.

[Diana]

@onewing @kjarn @jamibann @ankers70 @haskar @brigette @wakelys @beryl @pcoulson @joansmor @robz @ziggy77 @marlboromaam @grammyn @wh2021 @mittens @365projectorgchristine @cdcook48 @bigmxx @rensala @cordulaamann @seattlite @ljmanning @gaf005 @elisasaeter @365projectorgheatherb @corinnec @olivetreeann @rickster549 @joysfocus Thanks for the great comments and favs, they are very much appreciated :-)

[Diana]

@ankers70 @rensala It is always in my tags, an African Darter ;-)

[Diana]

@corinnec Thanks Corinne, you are too kind :-)

[Renee Salamon]

@ludwigsdiana silly me, will look next time