Male Anhinga (non-breeding plumage)

Sony A850~Sony 70-400G@400mm~ISO 1600~1/400sec~F7.1~manual exposure~HH~overcast~1-14-2011~ Houston, Texas~CS5
Comments and critique welcomed. regards~Bill

Interesting, it is almost the mirror image to the one Arthur Morris posted. Though yours has more of the neck showing, which I like. Though his variant had a more interesting character of light, though less black feather detail in neck region. Hmm.. a combo then... Are those grey feathers molting? I don't know about the climate of your region from the one taken in Florida, but it'd be interesting to hear if this is a migratory bird?

Sorry to pull a Columbo, but one more thing, about how far were you from the bird?

This Chris. Some migrate, some don't. This one does not. I've taken many pictures of him over the last few years and he winters at a small urban lake. The "gray" feathers are actually white, and thats the way ther are (not molting). I should have made a correction in PP to make them whiter. In a few months the area around the eye will become turqoise blue, and the white feathers more of a brown.This happens quite a bit earlier in the year in Florida than Texas.
With this specific bird I have developed a considerable degree of trust over the years, and I can get within minimum focus distance if I move slowly. This was not always the case. Regards~Bill

Thank you William for the Bird information.

Superb image William. Nice subtle light with great detail in the black feathers and good eye contact. Lovely BG to go with it.