Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Heads Up!

 

And now for something completely different!  I love the things I can shoot in close-up with my long lens!  I can zero in on a small happening in nature.  These three Mallards were feeding at the time.  They are foraging aquatic vegetation on the bottom of the harbor.  This is a feeding technique that they prefer and use most often.  What's funny is that when the tide goes out, they could just walk over to where they are now and eat, but they don't.  The trick for me was timing.  I would see one with head down and two with heads up.  Then two with heads down and one with heads up.  I stood in one spot for several minutes before I got this perfect shot!



4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thank you for your patience and waiting. What fun!
Joan

Anonymous said...

Fun shot! Great timing. Good thing that you are patient. betsey

ken schwarz said...

The ducks could be feeding or maybe you witnessed a water ballet put on by the colorful North Shore Mallard Troupe!

Anonymous said...

A fun and great photo! Love it! Big brother's comment about a water ballet also made me laugh!