It was a challenge trying to photograph this harlequin duck with its flashy colors in Lake Ontario.

It was a challenge trying to photograph this harlequin duck with its flashy colors in Lake Ontario. It was like waiting for a jack-in-the-box to pop up to the surface. #birds #birding #nature #birdphotography #Ontario #Canada

It was a challenge trying to photograph this harlequin duck with its flashy colors in Lake Ontario. It was like waiting for a jack-in-the-box to pop up to the surface. #birds #birding #nature #birdphotography #Ontario #Canada

It was a challenge trying to photograph this harlequin duck with its flashy colors in Lake Ontario. It was like waiting for a jack-in-the-box to pop up to the surface. #birds #birding #nature #birdphotography #Ontario #Canada

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@FrameToFrameNature i remember the first (and only?) time i encountered them in the crazy wave crashes against rocks in Rockport Mass. they looked SO goofy

@barrygoldman1 Harlequin Ducks sure love to play in the waves.