F/7.1, 1/200, ISO 400.
Common Merganser ( Female )
Why was the baby strawberry crying?
Because her mom and dad were in a jam.
Interesting Fact: The female chooses the nest site, which is usually in a natural cavity or woodpecker hole in a live or dead tree, up to 100 feet off the ground and within a mile of water. Common Mergansers nest less frequently in rock crevices, old sheds, chimneys, lighthouses, holes in banks, holes in the ground, hollow logs, and burrows. They readily nest in boxes, including those designed for the much smaller Common Goldeneye. Sometimes they nest on the ground. ( https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Merganser/lifehistory )
Through Open Lens 
Great action shot. It looks like this guy is running across the water as well as flapping to get airborne.
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Interesting about the nesting. I have noticed that the females show up ahead of the males too.