Canada Calling

Gallery: AvianPosted April 17, 201073 views5 comments

After lying on the other side of this pond, trying to hide I presume (see the forum regarding such behavior), this Canada goose put on a long show for me the other day. It shared this very small piece of water with several mallard pair, wood ducks and I believe, a couple of merganser varieties. Since this bird is so large it enabled me to get a decent capture given my equipment. Thanks for looking!! No Nikon on this day, just a Sony H2 and 12x.

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5 comments

Comment posted by John Kerr on April 17, 2010 at 8:20 AM

Nice comp and action shot. You could also crop this just under the grass beneath the goose (cutting out the clump of grass on the lower left.)

Registered on October 28, 2009, 111 Posts, 1070 Comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on April 17, 2010 at 2:38 PM

Nice comp on this and it looks like you have nice detail in the wings. I would maybe try to brighten the blacks on the head just a little to see the eye a little better. Nothing better than hangin' around water with ducks and geese! Sharon

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Comment posted by Ezra Schultz on April 17, 2010 at 8:52 PM

Agree with John on the crop. Like the off center positioning......Izzy

Registered on July 31, 2004, 30 Posts, 114 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Maile on April 18, 2010 at 7:07 AM

Thanks folks! Had that clump cropped out, just thought its inclusion made a better overall comp--just an opin. And yes, cool little pond with all of those ducks--i'm hooked!!

Registered on March 2, 2009, 984 Posts, 2518 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on April 18, 2010 at 11:19 PM

Several things I really like about this photo Bill, the foreground grasses, the light water below the bird, the flapping wings and the calling behavior, nice image!

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