Visitor at the door

I had to share what I captured today. I was sitting outside messing with my camera when two ducks walked up to the patio. They ended up taking a nap not ten feet away from me. After a while a third duck walked up and ended up wanting into my house!

I did not let him in.

You can also see me in the reflection, lying down on the ground. He wasn’t phased at all by me. In fact, he came back later in the day, when I was inside, and began tapping at the glass. He stayed around for about five minutes!

I didn’t take the time to compose very well so the original is wonky. I cropped to straighten and then increased the vibrancy and contrast on the duck’s body. I decreased the clarity of everything around the duck. The original:

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