I was at Lindsay Parsons this morning, enjoying another beautiful sunrise! But today was definitely not a busy day of photography. I don’t know what it was, maybe the birds took a day off or they called in sick. But I definitely wasn’t deluged with shot opportunities. Maybe that’s just as well because it gave me the chance to just enjoy the day for what it gave me.
Eventually the photo gods allowed a small group of Wood Ducks to wander through on their way to breakfast. This group was just getting their plumage back and they were starting to look presentable again. The males look especially ragged when they are molting. There’s something about the color palette of this image that I like. I think it’s the desaturated color look. But the ducks didn’t stick around for long….
Beginning to look like wood ducks again….
And I almost got an image that is on my to-do list: A bird in flight shot of a woodie. This is harder than you think. The way wood ducks fly is like watching a drunk walk down the street…. at 80 miles an hour! They twist and turn on their way in to a landing so that it’s nearly impossible to track them. And I say almost because I’m not in love with the image below. It’s okay, but I posted it to keep me motivated to get a great one!
And this Kingfisher? I need to have a talk with him. He spent 2 hours fishing without catching a single fish!!! He’s got to pick up his game or I’ll replace him with a GBH…..
This guy is going to starve to death the way he fishes!!!
And last but not least, even on days that no other birds show up, you can depend on the Canada Geese to be there for you. So they get their props from me today…..
They had reservations for breakfast….
Even on the worst day, it beats the Hell out of workin’……… Enjoy!