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I have really enjoyed trying to create more environmental style wildlife photography. Photographs of wildlife like the Northern Pintail that really show the environment in which the wildlife lives. When I am out birding this has taken place by composing photographs that shoe the birds like this Northern Pintail but also show the foreground vegetation one might have to be looking through in order to actually see them. Northern Pintails are not… Read More
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Photographing the Mallards at our local park is fun and great practice for all your wildlife photogrpahy ideas. You rarely have to worry about if you will see subjects to photograph. The Mallards are so used to people that you can experiement and try all sorts of differnet things. Practice close ups. Mallards in flight. Photograph groups of Mallards. Try slower shutter speeds. Photograph from different angles. But if you love wildlife… Read More
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One cool aspect of living in a place where there is at least some access to wildlife on a regular basis is you get to see birds nest and having babies. One of our local parks is a site where Mallard Ducklings can be seen regularly during the time of year when they are hatching. If I wanted I could probably go to the park every day and photograph the ducklings each… Read More
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I have been fortunate to see Green-Winged Teal at one of our great bird watching areas in our region. I really like this perspective of this photograph viewing the Green-Winged Teal through the weeds. It really shows what the experience of bird watching is often like. But despite the vegetation I was able to get the Green-Winged Teal in good focus. It also shows what the real lived in environment is like… Read More
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A Common Eider is a large duck that lives at sea. I do not live near the ocean. Therefore seeing a Common Eider was one of the many fun features of one of our vacations. We enjoy going places where we can explore nature. One of those places is Acadia National Park in Maine. There are so many amazing natural features to enjoy in Acadia. I honestly wasn’t expecting to see too… Read More
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The best way to see birds that are not often seen in your area is to look for them during migration. Many birds that are not yearlong residents or even seasonal residents of an area can be seen when they stop over as they migrate north in the summer or back south in the winter. I love the subtle color of this female Canvasback. I was able to see this Canvasback during… Read More
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Bufflehead are small ducks. Usually I see Buffleheads in groups. Often around spring migration. It is always nice when they show up at one of our local parks. This groups of Bufflehead were arriving at the pond at one of my favorite spots for bird watching. Buffleheads coming in for a landing. Photo info: Nikon D500. Nikon 300mm f/4. Focal length 420mm. ISO 400. 1/3200 sec. f/5.6.
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This American Black Duck is watching warily from across the pond. I don’t see American Black Ducks very often. The light was beautiful on the day pictured. I was so happy about the light that I forgot about almost everything else. The scene was just so beautiful that day. I just wanted to click the shutter. Photo data: Nikon D500. Nikon 300mm f/4. Focal length 420mm. ISO 400. 1/1000 sec. F/5.6.
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Ducks are just cool and interesting in general though often underrated. Observing animal behavior can be so interesting. It is especially captivating when you see an animal do something you’ve never seen them do before. A few years ago while camping in the Adirondack Mountain region of New York I was photographing a group of ducks at the campground. At first it seemed they were just doing their normal duck things. But,… Read More
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Double-Crested Cormorants are large waterfowl. The Double-Crested Cormorant is more like a loon or a merganser than a duck. When Double-Crested Cormorants are swimming on the water they have an odd look to them. They often seem to have more of their bodies under water or just at surface level. If you see a Double-Crested Cormorant swimming on the water it often looks more like a submarine periscope sticking up out of… Read More
