The last week or so has been a slow stretch for bird photography, at least by my standards. Not many birds other than the geese. But I was at Lindsay Parsons yesterday and there were some Mergansers, so maybe we’ll get better conditions this weekend!
But what do you do when the only thing to photograph, bird-wise, is geese???? Shoot the geese!!! At this time of year they make excellent practice for your bird in flight photography. That way when the shot of a lifetime presents itself, you will be ready! Doing well on birds in flight takes a considerable amount of practice and geese are the perfect bird to practice on. They are much larger and considerably slower than most of the ducks. And at this time of year there are lots of them! And make sure to consider your background if you can. A shot with a house in the background is not going to look as good as a background of Fall foliage.
Of course I’m hoping the Otters will make an appearance….