Mini Competition #1269

This is an open-themed competition that is open to all CiC members.

ENTERING. Add your image in a new post below. Make sure to change your post title to a name for your picture (click the "Go Advanced" button). Only one entry per person. For help posting images, go here.

VOTING. When this competition reaches 10 entries, a poll will be automatically added and any member may then vote. After 2 days, voting ends and the winner is determined.

Once voting begins, a new competition will be automatically started.

Good luck!

Notes: Please do not request feedback or comment on other images until after voting has closed, as it could be unfair to other entrants. Photos must be your own, and never entered into one of our prior competitions. We also ask that only recently taken or edited photos be used as entries (in the spirit of motivating everyone to continually improve).

PS: Make sure to also vote on the previous competition here.

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Sunset Valentine by Big Pix [....hammer & paint brush nearby], on Flickr

More accurately: Fulica americana (scientific name) often called a "mud hen" or a "coot" - more info here if your are interested http://birding.about.com/od/birdprof...rican-Coot.htm - nice shot and welcome to the group :)

This photo is just beautiful. Very nice work!