American Avocet or Recurvirostra americana II
I just loved how I managed to get the legs of this Avocet visible through the water & followed the little bird until I was fairly sure I got them. The bird seemed to enjoy me taking it's shot. See, it decided to look at me. ;-)
Traditional crop
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D300, f/9 @ 500 mm, 1/1600, ISO 400, No Flash