A seasonal visitor to our coastal areas, thick as thieves this time of year.

Today was thin overcast with dull light, and I'd been following a female with the camera, but she never came out into good light. This guy shows up and off she goes, protecting her virtue, I'm sure.

This is one of my best captures of this bird. Even with the dull light, those red feathers certainly stand out!

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D7000, 70-300 ED VR at 300mm, 1/500 @ f:5.6, ISO 400, distance 6.3m