I haven't looked up what species of duck is being carried away here yet.
Over in the Klamath Basin, the millions of ducks, geese and swans have had an extremely tough winter. There are lots of weak, injured and dead birds. From what I'm hearing, much larger areas of wetlands have frozen over than years past, condensing waterfowl into too small sections of open water leading to starvation and disease. From what I saw, the bald eagles and other predators have had an easy go of things because of this. Man, nature sure can be harsh, it was tough to watch this unfold.
Canon 10D, 1-400mm IS, handheld, a little larger crop than I'd like(about 50% of original)
Wonderful action shot Dan. I spent some time in the Klamath Basin last November and can't wait to go back. I have heard it's been a tough winter this year.
Well its a dead duck for sure. Nice capture. You too. :) You may or may not want to 86 the white spot on top. Cliff
Posted by John Williams on March 10, 2008 at 12:54 AM
I definitely hear you on the tough to watch unfold. Great capture, I love the wing position. I agree with Cliff, I'd crop at least tight enough to remove the white.
Posted by Marc Dilley on March 10, 2008 at 10:59 AM
I think the duck species is Dead Duck. Great Capture! WOW - What timing!!!
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6 repliesOver in the Klamath Basin, the millions of ducks, geese and swans have had an extremely tough winter. There are lots of weak, injured and dead birds. From what I'm hearing, much larger areas of wetlands have frozen over than years past, condensing waterfowl into too small sections of open water leading to starvation and disease. From what I saw, the bald eagles and other predators have had an easy go of things because of this. Man, nature sure can be harsh, it was tough to watch this unfold.
Canon 10D, 1-400mm IS, handheld, a little larger crop than I'd like(about 50% of original)
David M. Cobb