Ring-necked Duck Drake in Golden Light

An ethereal fog covered the duck ponds during the coldest morning of my recent Better than Bosque Workshop. The fog thinned as the sun rose, and the warm light on the windless morning made for some great images.

Ring-necked Duck Drake in Golden Light (Aythya collaris, Fuligule à collier, RNDU) from my Better than Bosque workshop. Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. Image Copyright ©Christopher Dodds. Sony Alpha Alpha 9 III Mirrorless camera & Sony FE 600mm f/4 G Master OSS Lens with Sony FE 2X Teleconverter @1,200mm ISO 5,000, f/8 @ 1/5,000s. Manual exposure.