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Wednesday ~ January 22, 2014

Posted by Dave Updegraff on January 22, 2014
Posted in: Daily Posts. Tagged: Mallard Ducks, Photography, Wildlife Photography, Winter Photography.

Male Mallard Duck

If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it is probably a duck.  Before making my trip to the river on Monday I stopped by the 16th Street Basin.  There hasn’t been any activity there the last few times I’ve stopped but I thought I’d take a chance.

At the very Southwest side of the basin there was a small open space of water and a dozen or more ducks were busy playing.  They move very fast and are constantly changing course and bobbing for food on the bottom so they are a little tricky to capture.  I enjoy shooting images of Mallards.  I think the male is really colorful.  I enjoy taking images of wildlife just about anytime.

Female Mallard Duck

I did go down to the lock and dam and there were two eagles sitting high in the trees close to the Eagle Point park.  No I didn’t even consider getting the Phantom out and trying to get a close up of them.  The last thing I want to do is scare or disturb an eagle.  I love to watch them and take their pictures but I am not about messing with their environment.

Pair of Mallard Ducks

I also photographed some folks walking and fishing on the ice.  At my current density I do not believe it would be wise for me to walk on the ice.  There were a couple of people with high-powered binoculars who walked very close to the dam to watch a lone eagle fishing.  Again that is something I wouldn’t do.

Well that’s it for today.  Not much of a story for you with this post.  I have a busy last half of the week ahead, with dinner meetings Thursday and Friday and then dinner with a group of friends on Saturday.  I also have a program to present at Rotary today on the Phantom.  So I was up late last night working on images and video for that presentation.

Enjoy your Hump Day.  Thanks for stopping by the blog and be careful.

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