The picture of this Common Grackle was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.
The light was just right to catch the irridescence of the feathers on the beautiful bird.
Common Grackle
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Snow Geese in flight
The picture of these Snow Geese in flight including a blue morph was taken at the Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The picture of these Snow Geese in flight was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.
Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle (immature) in flight over Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge
The picture of this Bald Eagle in flight was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.
Not only was it special to see a Bald Eagle in flight over the Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge, in addition the sight and sound of the nearly thousand snow geese all taking off at once was truly amazing.
Snow Geese Family Portrait
The picture of this family of Snow Geese was taken at the Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The picture of this Snow Geese family was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.
Snow Goose in flight
The picture of this Snow Goose in flight with the Empire State Building was taken at the Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The picture of this Snow Goose in flight was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.
It might seem that this picture was a lucky accident. I took lots of pictures of the Snow Geese in flight. There were hundreds of Snow Geese at Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge this past Saturday.
Herring Gull in flight
The picture of this Herring Gull in flight was taken at Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The picture of this Herring Gull in flight was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.
On a really windy day, the birds will be flying into the wind and will remain more still making it easier to get a shot of the bird in flight.
Hooded Merganser female
The picture of this female Hooded Merganser was taken at the Bronx Zoo. The picture of this female Hooded Merganser was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.
I find the female Hooded Merganser one of the most beautiful elegant ducks that I see. The setting for this picture gives it a somewhat painterly appearance which really shows just how magnificent this female Hooded Merganser is.
Wood Duck male
The picture of this Wood Duck drake was taken at the Bronx Zoo. The picture of this Wood Duck was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.
The Wood Duck is one of the most beautiful ducks that I see and am always thrilled to be able to get a good picture.
Common Merganser female
The picture of this female Common Merganser duck on ice was taken at the Bronx Zoo. The picture of this female Common Merganser was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.
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.
Mallard Ducks fighting
Two male Mallard Ducks fighting. The picture of these two Mallard Ducks fighting was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.
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.