Monday, March 24, 2008

Female Hooded Merganser


Continuing on with my Florida Bird Series; we encountered a pair of Female Hooded Mergansers one morning. I don’t know where the boys were hanging out as the two females were all we sighted.

As I continue to work through the birds I photographed on this trip I am astounded at the variety of species represented around Lake Parker. I visited this lake three mornings and one evening. Here at home in Pennsylvania I believe I could pursue birds for an entire year and still not photograph as many different species as I did at Lake Parker in about twelve hours of shooting.
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12 comments:

  1. ASHEMon Mar 24, 09:03:00 PM EDT

    Cool hairdo!

    You know, I usually take my camera with me on my evening walk, but today I didn't. And wouldn't you know, I saw a pair of wood ducks, and a pair of green-winged teal in one of the stormwater ponds, where I've only ever seen mallards before. It just figures!

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  2. Coy HillMon Mar 24, 09:07:00 PM EDT

    Ash,
    I know what you mean, the other evening while checking the cows I ran into a pair of woodducks that gave me a picture perfect shot, but you know it, no camera :)

    It happens to all of us.

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  3. Chad Oneil MyersMon Mar 24, 09:51:00 PM EDT

    I know that you really enjoy shooting over there at Lake Parker.

    Nice green to the color of the water in this image.

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  4. SandMon Mar 24, 10:20:00 PM EDT

    What an odd looking critter> I wonder how it evolved to look like this, I imagine a mating ritual.

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  5. CatherineMon Mar 24, 11:50:00 PM EDT

    Nice capture! ~I love the green of the water!
    Cat

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  6. MeggieTue Mar 25, 12:26:00 AM EDT

    What fabulous shots you got in Florida, Salty! One more magnificent than the next. What a great trip you had!

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  7. AnonymousTue Mar 25, 05:04:00 AM EDT

    This is another exceptional shot. I also read the comments and found them so familiar. I try to take at least one camera with me but sometimes I don't and that is when I am surprised. I have even driven back home, got the camera and driven back to the same spot only to see what I was anticipating still being there was no where in sight.

    Abraham Lincoln in Brookville, Ohio

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  8. TomTue Mar 25, 07:14:00 AM EDT

    These are stunning Ducks... we have a few pair on our local river and Peter seesthem mostdays but as yet toget a shot off that he really likes.
    These places are worth their weight in gold for bird watchers

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  9. This Is My Blog - fishing guyTue Mar 25, 08:00:00 AM EDT

    Salty: We have a group of black colored Mergansers that work the lake I fish. They are very aggresive at getting fish. This one is very good looking.
    I'm sure I'll get some pictures if the lake ever melts.

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  10. photowannabeTue Mar 25, 11:42:00 AM EDT

    My she has a fancy "do" there. You have captured such a variety of fowl while you were there.
    I have really enjoyed this series.

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  11. imacTue Mar 25, 05:38:00 PM EDT

    Great stunning photos Salty.

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  12. Kerri FarleyWed Mar 26, 08:12:00 AM EDT

    She is a beauty! I may have to put LAKE Parker on my list of places I want to visit!

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