Mallard drake flying in to land – Nikon D500, f6.3, 1/1600, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
I overslept this morning so I am going to keep this post short. I swear I set the alarm on my phone last night but I may have mistakenly turned it off instead of on.
When I was at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge a few days ago I saw lots of ducks in the marshes and on the water and I realized that I am looking forward to photographing winter ducks again. I see ducks all year long but in the winter there are times I can get dressed, grab my coffee and just head down to my local ponds to photograph Mallards, Common Goldeneyes, Common Mergansers, Redheads, Ring-necked Ducks, American Wigeons, Gadwalls, Canvasbacks, Lesser Scaups, Hooded Mergansers, Red-breasted Mergansers, Green-winged Teals, and Northern Shovelers without having to drive very far at all.
I can also photograph Canada Geese, Cackling Geese, Snow Geese and if I am lucky a swan will also fly in.
I am getting excited and I’m looking forward to photographing the winter ducks that I see close to home.
I took this Mallard photo late in the afternoon on Halloween this year at my local pond as it flew in for a landing.
Life is good.
Mia
Click here to see more of my Mallard photos plus facts and information about this species.
The position of his feet, the angle of the neck makes me feel like he is saying ” oh no, I’m gonna miss, I’m gonna miss…. ” lol – great shot! I am looking forward to your upcoming winter ducks photos. As for getting up late, blame it on the daylight savings changeover. It gets me everytime.
Wonderful capture! I am impressed by their long life span and like the sound of a “doppling of ducks”. I also look forward to your upcoming photos.
Another reason to look forward to winter — your winter duck photos. Thanks for the ducks!
I know that feeling! Our first large waves of migrating ducks began arriving over this past weekend. Of course, we have few species which remain in Florida all year, so it’s almost overwhelming to see so many “new” ducks every year.
Have fun “shooting” waterfowl! I know I will.
Mia, we all do that, just means you are not getting enough rest/sleep! BTW great shot!