After several days of cold and freezing fog, the sun came out today and warmed us up a bit. It was a beautiful day for a walk along the river. This hooded merganser swam in close enough for me to get a couple of shots of it. Usually they will flee at the first glimpse of a human.

Merry Christmas.
Maralee
Stunning close-up! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas, Maralee!
Thank you, Donna. I had a nice, quite Christmas. I hope you have a wonderful 2018.