Driving the loop at Gray Lodge was like a treasure hunt. And the birds we found as we drove along the loop were the bounty. This male Hooded Merganser was preening near the edge of a pond. The breeze was stiff and he twirled around as I photographed him from the back seat of the car. I’m not sure if his twirling was on purpose of if the breeze propelled him (look at the feathers on his head, curled up by the breeze) but it was a fun challenge to capture him at the moment he lifted his head from under his wing and when I could see an eye.