Horned Grebe & 2nd image

I've had at least two pairs of Horned Grebes spending time in my neighborhood over the last week.  They've come close to the shore at times when I haven't had my camera but yesterday late afternoon, I was ready for them and one of them just popped up right in front of me.  It was probably 50 feet away which is pretty close.  It stayed there long enough for me to get about 10 shots.   Fortunately I had reasonably good light.  Horned Grebes are fairly uncommon inland and typically spend most of their time on the coast.  They winter on deep open water.  This one is in its adult non-breeding plumage.  The eye is quite distinctive and depending on the light can be deeper red than in this image.

Iso-500, 200-500 at 460 mm, F8, 1250th, handheld, D 500, 60% of full frame, DxO Optics Pro, ACR 10, Topaz adjust, TK sharpening action at 40%