It is so cool to take a pictuer of a bird standing on the ice. It is easy to see all of the lovely details of this pretty duck.
It is always exciting to be able to “stop” water with the camera. These two ducks were going at eachother for quite awhile and were in close proximity.
This White-throated Sparrow was sliding around on the thick layer of ice that covered the park.
This Common Goldeneye is going to be in great shape for Valentine’s day next week!
It was interesting to learn that Woodpeckers have tongues that are up to three time larger than their beak which enables them to capture insects. You can see some of his tongue in this picture.
The fact that I get to discover so many wonderful facts about birds by studying the pictures of these little guys on my computer monitor is a major joy for me.
I like to go to the parking lot right on Jamaica Bay before the turn off for the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge where I can get closer to the water. There has been one Snow Goose at this location for awhile.
The picture of this was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.
I love going to the Northern Pond area at the Bronx Zoo to take pictures of ducks. On this really cold day, most of the pond was frozen so the ducks were relegated to a small area near my camera.
How cool is that!