Thursday, April 9, 2009

I Love Woodies

Every Spring brings another quest to capture wood ducks a little closer than the previous year, as my luck with these guys is weak. I've had a few encounters that were indeed pretty close this year, topping last years success by many feet, ultimately vying for that perfect portrait I see in my mind.



The stories I've told over the years on this very blog about how my attempts have brought nothing but sarcasm, to even this weekend, when Cutti & I successfully flushed every single wood duck in the woods without snapping a single photo, and ending our hike with a triumphant "Mission Accomplished" as we left! (Our only purpose for going to this particular park was wood ducks)



Luckily, as I was driving through my regular route on my way home from work, I spotted this wood duck just off the country road.



The lighting was nice, but the shadows drew this elusive guy in for safety. I did get a few decent shots before he got away.

6 comments:

Shelley said...

These are beautiful! And I'm extremely envious!!

Eve said...

Well I think you did pretty good Hannibal. They always show up where you least expect them! A couple years ago I had a mom woodie and 9 babies in my little pond...just passing through!

Tina said...

These are such stunning birds..I can see why you seek them out..

..and as I also found out they appear in areas you least expect!!

Glad you spotted this guy..kinda makes your day doesn't it!!
;-)

The Birdlady said...

Beautiful. The pheasant shots are wonderful too.

Ruth's Photo Blog said...

Persistence pays.Lovely picture.
Blessings,Ruth

Anonymous said...

Great job!