Bottoms Up

1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 1250

Evening Stroll

1/800 f/6.3 ISO 200

Rinse Cycle

1/1000 sec. f/9 ISO 200

Say It, Don't Spray It

1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 200

Belly Fly-By

1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 250

Linking to Skywatch Friday

Cozy Canada

1/500 sec. f/7.1 ISO 250

Miss Merganser

1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 200

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Listing To Starboard

1/1000 sec. f/7.1 ISO 200

(Disclaimer: No waterfowl were harmed in this re-enactment of a sinking duck.)

Merganser Fishing

I was extremely fortunate to photograph this female Hooded Merganser as she was fishing. Normally, mergansers won't let me anywhere near them and it was the first time I had seen one by itself. They typically stay in small flocks. Unlike the Pied-billed Grebe I photographed recently, this merganser didn't spend time playing with her food. She dove, caught it, and swallowed it in fairly short order. Who says girls can't fish as well as the guys?

1/640 sec. f/7.1 ISO 200

Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday

Tail Lighting

1/500 sec. f/14 ISO 500

Linking to Watery Wednesday II, Wordless Wednesday, and Black and White Wednesday

Air Dry

1/500 sec. f/11 ISO 400

Linking to Weekly Top Shot and I'd Rather B Birdin'

Stumped II

1/320 sec. f/7.1 ISO 200

1/200 sec. f/10 ISO 320

1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 320

1/250 sec. f/10 ISO 250

Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday

Don't Drop It

1/800 sec. f/6.3 ISO 160

Linking to Wordless Wednesday

Extraordinary Mute Swans

Photographing Mute Swans isn't particularly difficult. Though they are a non-native species in this country, most people have at least seen lots of pictures of these Eurasian birds. I think we sometimes become numb to certain birds and animals we consider commonplace. Getting photos of Mute Swans is not the challenge...it's getting interesting photos of them. Sometimes we have to refocus and look for the extraordinary in the ordinary. Don't automatically disregard something just because you've seen it a hundred times.

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Wood Ducks

Linking to World Bird Wednesday

Mallard Fuzzies

These mallard ducklings were on a lake not from from my home. The way the little ones took turns popping up looked like the duck version of Whack-A-Mole. This was the first and last time I saw them. Fortunately, I took some photos while I had the opportunity.

Linking to World Bird Wednesday

The Art Of Posing

Excuse me, does this pose make my butt look big?

Canada Fuzzies

While visiting the Blue Ridge Mountains recently, I had the opportunity to photograph these Canada Goose goslings. The photos were taken over several days at two different lakes and of two different flocks.

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