Hooded Merganser

On Monday a birding friend called and wanted to meet for lunch.  I hadn't planned on eating so I made plans to meet at the Cap Sante Marina and grabbed my camera before heading down.  It was a fortuitous decision.  When I arrived there were a pair of Hooded mergansers in the northwest corner of the marina and I quickly got out my camera and started taking photos.  They were farther away than I would have wished, but with this hobby you take what you can get. 

After a few minutes the birds (there were a pair) flushed and I snapped three quick photos of the bird in flight. 

As a bonus I'm throwing in this gull which flew past...