Hooded Merganser Pair

When I first saw this pair from farther away, a pair of Mallards (one male, one female) crawled out of the water onto the trail about a foot away from where I was standing. I was a little weirded out, since the came from out of the blue, and then they started following me. I stopped to see how close they would get, and the female actually tried to take a bite out of my right shoe. When they realized I really wasn't going to feed them, they left me alone..crazy Mallards!

Seen from Marsh Island on the Waterfront Trail from the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, WA.