'On The Waterfront"

Another Tundra Swan photo .......

I saw a number of Bald Eagles but nothing unusual. I did see five ( 5) in one field but too far away for a decent photo.

While photographing the White Pelicans, I laid my camera and 500mm lens across the top of my car, so it wasn't on a tripod. An immature Bald Eagle came flying by and I just grabbed the camera and lens and offhand took about 10 photos. Half of the photos only had part of the eagle but I was glad to get what I got under the circumstances.

Very nice Linth!

Linth, wonderful images of those beautiful birds. What a remarkable experience with the fox. Do you feel better now that you've acknowledged that you're a photoholic?

Thanks pelle and Margaret. Margaret, I do feel better knowing that I've got a lot of company. I don't think the condition is curable .... you just have to live with it .

Still plenty of American Wigeons hanging around .... this is the male.

And, the female American Wigeon.

Linth, the only way to cure that addiction is to give up your camera and lenses so you can live a normal life. Since I am such a kind soul, I will gladly take those off your hands for you. ;)

That is SOME detail on that Wigeon.

Thanks Mrs_Ed but unfortunately it is attached to me.

Here's a head-on view of the female Canvasback.

A few more Snow Geese ........

A male Lesser Scaup ......

Linth you continue to amaze me with those pictures.

Thanks, burn. Here's the female Lesser Scaup .....

I love the Scaup's and Wigeons!

Your duck pictures are better than my book. I will have to use your pictures for indentification!

This is another photo of Snow Geese in flight. The Snow Geese sit on the water some distance from land and an occasional Bald Eagle will fly over and startle the flock. On this day I decided to stay around until sunset and watch them settle in ..... on land .....for the evening. Unfortunately, they didn't fly into the sunset which would have provided a nice photo.

Close-ups are great but sometimes a more distant photo makes a more attractive image. Here is an adult Bald Eagle enjoying the afternoon sun.

A few Tundra Swans floating along the shoreline.

The Sunset with a few Canada Geese in the foreground ......

Snow Geese coming in for the evening ....... it was getting too dark to get a better photo.

Wonderful shots Linth!

Thanks, pelle.

Here's a male Common Goldeneye bobbing up and down in the water .......

Here is all of him .......

A male Canvasback head shot ........

Another Bald Eagle photo ........

A Killdeer close-up .......

I see lots of Killdeer ........

Another sunset photo ....... the Bald Eagles roost in these trees at night.

I love the Killdeer and the Canvasback! Great shootin Linth!

This last scenic shot is fantastic!

You have such a great photographic "eye". Thank you so much for sharing with us all.

Great shots, us usual, Linth. The sunset is fantastic. The one of the Goldeneye bobbing in the water looks like a lollypop on a stick.

Linth, wonderful photos. Love the Canvasback and especially the Kildeer. Only returning birds so far here are robins.

Donna

Thanks, all. I continue to venture toward the waterfronts as those birds that winter there will soon be departing and others will be arriving as Spring migration begins to unfold. The Snowy Owl that I have been pursuing continues to elude me. Yesterday, I again spent a lot of time photographing Snow Geese under rather perfect conditions. I've gotten plenty of Snow Geese photos in the past but continue to photograph them in-flight because every photo is just a little different. One can't ask for more then to have thousands of Snow Geese in front of you and a Bald Eagle sitting right behind you.

Here's the Bald Eagle ...... shot at 700mm.

It takes some patience waiting for him to take off ....... sometimes they may sit for hours.

Snow Geese in-flight .......

A lone Snow Goose sitting on the bank .......

Head-on shot ............

The 'Blue Goose' used to be considered a separate specie but is now considered as a sub-specie identified as the blue-morph variant of the Snow Goose. They do inter-breed with the white-morph producing a variance of coloration.

A Great Blue Heron yawning ........

A female and Male Hooded Merganser .......