So we are back home and of course I'm not real happy. There's always a short period where you think about quitting your day job and living the easy life. Then reality rears it's ugly head......
So to make myself feel better I grabbed the camera and headed for Apalachin Marsh. For those of you who don't know, Apalachin Marsh is the wetland in between the east and westbound lanes of Route 86, just west of the Apalachin exit.
It was a chilly morning with skim ice on some of the water, so I skipped the chest waders and just went to the old blind located on the edge of the main pond. At first there wasn't much going on but patient here can pay off! I was lucky enough to see a few birds while I was there, and was able to get a few images.

This guy below was all by his lonesome, looking for a date!!!

And there were a few nesting geese also...

But the show of the day was put on by the Wood Ducks. There were 3 males pursuing a lone female and they were not letting her out of their sight!

Now take a look at this last image and then the next image. Same bird, same spot, same time frame. The only difference is the quality of the light. I don't care how good the subject material is, without good light you'll end up with a mediocre image....

All for now..... I'm heading up to the Lindsay Parsons Preserve in Danby on Saturday. I'll let you know if I get any good images....