Why is there a microphone icon in the middle of my screen?

Just recently, a large microphone image has appeared in the middle of my Mac mini screen (see partial screen shot). It stays in front of all open windows, and while transparent, is very disruptive. What is this and how do I remove it?

Well.... F11 removes it!! But, it unfortunately also makes all open windows slide off the screen, clearing my desktop. If I click on any icon in the dock to bring it back, so returns the microphone. (sigh) Also, when I open sys pref / sound - I don't see any option to remove that icon. Nor does anything I try work.
ps - Thanks for your reply BDAqua!

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