Red-necked Phalarope (breeding female)

I'm always striving for super-clean foregrounds and backgrounds to maximize to minimize non-subject distraction, but that approach often neglects the habitat a particular species occupies. It's really hard to included the habitat without overpowering the bird, but I think the backing marsh complements the stunning female bird in this instance. It's just far enough out of the focal plane to lend context without overpowering her.

Hayward Regional Shoreline, Alameda County, California, 5/25/20
Canon 600mm f/4 IS II + 1.4x III on EOS 1DX Mark II
1/3200 at f/5.6, ISO 800