Wood Duck

[Glassman]

I think the Wood Duck is the most beautiful of all, here's one from the other day. It was cloudy but I still like it.

[dcopeland]

Nice Billy!


David

[Shadow]

Sweet, Billy! My mated pair is no place to be found this year @ Hermann Park in Houston....
Amazing how plain the females look in comparison, huh?

[Tim T]

Great shot Billy. I've never see one of these in the wild before. Good work.

[jfoureyes]

Beautiful color on this one!! Where you been, dude?

[Patti Edens]

That is beautiful Billy. And so close. I had a few fly off of my pond last weekend. I hope they stay around. Maybe I can sneak up and get close enough to get some shots - probably not this close though. They are skittish.

Glad to see you posting.

[houtex01]

Very nice Billy...I've seen a few of these in the wild but never able to shoot any of them...great to see you posting again...missed you...I've had to depend on Jason for my fence shots...

Ron

[preames]

Beautiful bird, terrific capture. Nice job Billy!

[corralup]

Your frogs are getting prettier and prettier. Hee Hee. You see you do have subjects to shoot up there. Keep 'Em coming!

I've been looking for wood ducks too.

[Glassman]

Thanks everyone, I have an iphone and bought ibird south, it has over 700 birds on it and I played the wood duck sounds. Allen was with me and I did not think it would be loud enough but it did call them in, I think Allen got some better shots than I did as he was using a better beamer. Wood duck are skittish. We were 20 inches behind in rain for 2010 and I was not seeing a lot of birds to photograph but it looks like we are getting more rain now. Hopefully I can come down to BSSP this spring. get some good shots and maybe come down to BSSP soon.

[DigitalScape]

Very nice image, Billy - great colors, sharp, and the reflection is a nice touch.

[Roy]

Wood duck markings and color are one of my favorite too. Good job Billy!

[houtex01]

Originally Posted by Glassman

Thanks everyone, I have an iphone and bought ibird south, it has over 700 birds on it and I played the wood duck sounds. Allen was with me and I did not think it would be loud enough but it did call them in, I think Allen got some better shots than I did as he was using a better beamer. Wood duck are skittish. We were 20 inches behind in rain for 2010 and I was not seeing a lot of birds to photograph but it looks like we are getting more rain now. Hopefully I can come down to BSSP this spring. get some good shots and maybe come down to BSSP soon.

Hey Billy, April 16th would be a great weekend to travel over to BBSP...that's the date for the TPF Meetup at BBSP...

Ron

[Glassman]

Originally Posted by houtex01

Hey Billy, April 16th would be a great weekend to travel over to BBSP...that's the date for the TPF Meetup at BBSP...

Ron

Thanks Ron and everyone who commented. I saw some neat stuff yesterday. I was working and looked up and saw a bird with a white tail, took a picture and it was an eagle (it was up there but I got the picture) and about 2 hours later, I heard a familiar sound, it was a B52 flying over about 400 yards high. I had to wait til it got some distance to get the whole plan in the frame. The B52's do touch and go's at an airport a few miles away from where I work. It was some cool things to see. I also saw a hawk and was trying to get a picture and another hawk dive bombed him.

[lhdvies]

Wow Billy, that's up close & personal-good shot!!!