That second shot is extraordinary!
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Thank you. It was a lot of fun watching the young herons being fed. Nature is fascinating to watch.
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Thank you, I appreciate it!
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That first one is very impressive!
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A herd of ducks have decided to camp in the snow in my backyard the last few days. Might as well take advantage of it since I pretty much don't have to leave the couch to get these shots.
I never realized they had so many teeth. I knew the Merganzers did, I just didn't think the mallards did. I suppose I won't be petting many wild ducks going forward.
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They can bite quite savagely, Will. Even 'table ducks'.
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Anyone like a bit of "Cold Duck'?
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- Northern MN
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- John
I have an interesting story to tell about the following images. A female Pine Grosbeak struck one of our windows over a week ago so we rescued her and brought her in the house for rest and recovery until the weather turned warmer and we thought she could handle flight again. We had no idea if that would ever happen, but prayer helps, that and a lot of sunflower seed. Today was 'flight day'. We took her covered box outside and I had my Oly m1-3 with the 12-100 on board, and used Pro-capture low. I let missus John do all the hard work. I started shooting as she began lifting the plastic glazing up until her bird could crawl underneath, and then away she went to land in a nearby tall poplar tree. She groomed her feathers for quite awhile as her friends gathered around; she probably explained the ordeal, then flew away. I was able to capture some longer shots after I went inside to change to the Oly 100-400 for a few longer shots in the tree. We felt pretty good about her apparent recovery.
Freedom!
I love the shadows.
WE GONE.
Free at last!! The world looks a lot better from here than it did from that Damn box!
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Freedom!
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I love the shadows.
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WE GONE.
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Free at last!! The world looks a lot better from here than it did from that Damn box!
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Great job all around! The world needs more stories like this.
Great job, good for you!
Ok folks, internet is shut down for the rest of the day. No one can beat this.
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- Northern MN
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- John
Thanks Brownie, I had fun doing this little photo essay. It's the first time I've ever really used Pro-Cap and see now that I should have Pro-Cap High instead, but you don't get a 'do-over' on a shoot like this. It's fun to scroll rapidly through when reviewing on the camera screen; it's like looking at stop-action photos, neat. And the best part is that I think we saved our little girl from a nasty fate as the temp dropped below zero the night she crashed. All's well that ends well. Cheers, John
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We went to Red Bug Slough yesterday but there was not a lot of activity but still an enjoyable walk.
A baby blue heron
Hanging out in the neighborhood
Catching some rays
On patrol
A young egret
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A baby blue heron
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Hanging out in the neighborhood
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Catching some rays
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On patrol
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A young egret
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- New Zealand
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- Danny
Easy fix, come on down mate
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