Gallery: AvianPosted March 20, 20181,920 views4 comments
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<div> Another image shooting between the snowflakes. At the small pond where I found Hooded Mergansers (yesterday's post), I was surprised to find this lone male Common Merganser joining in with the open water fishing. I usually see them in larger water bodies. I liked the bird's reflection, but decided to place it low in the frame because I wanted the ice and snow to show in the background.
Canon 7D Mark II; Sigma 150-600 C
1/160 sec. @ f/7.1; ISO 640
Tripod with Acratech GP Ballhead in gimbal mode
Cropped from horizontal (40% of full frame)</div>
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Comment posted by David Schoen on March 21, 2018 at 1:23 PM
Nice job with this point of view. I like the framing and the water in front of the duck is really nice. It is unusual to see lone Merganser's. I have a flock of at least 60 in my neighborhood but they rarely get close enough for me to shoot photos.
Registered on November 6, 2006, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 21, 2018 at 6:30 PM
Another sweet snow image, Wayne. I like the head turn. You're really taking advantage of the nasty weather the east has been getting.
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on March 22, 2018 at 2:14 PM
Better you than me, Wayne! I am content to see your snow pictures without actually getting out in the cold and nasty stuff. I'll take the ticks, red bugs, yellow flies and sand gnats that go with the balmy Southern weather! Anyway, nice environmental composition of what the Merganser has to live with.
Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Jones on March 22, 2018 at 10:37 PM
Thanks guys.
PHIL: You make your home range sound so inviting, with all the "ticks, red bugs, yellow flies and sand gnats..." Now I know why so many birds fly North every spring! ;^) (On the other hand, they fly South every fall, too. Maybe they know something we don't.)
Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments
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4 commentsPHIL: You make your home range sound so inviting, with all the "ticks, red bugs, yellow flies and sand gnats..." Now I know why so many birds fly North every spring! ;^) (On the other hand, they fly South every fall, too. Maybe they know something we don't.)