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When I visited Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge yesterday afternoon I expected the usual busy outing. As I arrived I saw numerous flocks of geese and ducks taking off from the East Pond and enjoyed the sights as I parked and set up my equipment. After the short walk from my car to the East Pond I saw the last flock of canada geese blast off and then it was very quite and empty. I walked to my faverate spot planted my tripod and waited and waited. Occasionally I'd see something fly by or see a flock in the distance. Eventually I noticed there was a hawk working the pond and that explained what was going on. The hawk's photos will be another time, these are a sample of what I did see and photograph.

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112716DSC_4253B by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr

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112716DSC_4262 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr

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112716DSC_4284 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr

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112716DSC_4375 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr

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112716DSC_4395 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr

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112716DSC_4432 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr

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112716DSC_4438 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr

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112716DSC_4468 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr

For those that are curious exif is included. All were shot from from from my tripod except the last which is hand held while I knelt down to get a lower angle.

Comments and suggestions welcome,

Morris



Nov 28, 2016 at 06:25 PM
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Great work, Morris.


Nov 28, 2016 at 06:57 PM
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Very nice Morris ~ Ron


Nov 28, 2016 at 08:48 PM
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Love the last Ruddy ducks....I never get to see them in their winter plumage....they have lost the ruddy and the blue beak it seems....

TFS
Geoff



Nov 28, 2016 at 11:49 PM
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Gorgeous light and dramatic skies add value to these fowl pictures Morris!

Patience really is a virtue, is it not?

Thanks for posting.

--Kim



Nov 29, 2016 at 07:05 AM
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Nice work, I like the sky in many of these shots!
I can't remember how many times I have pulled up to a spot full of birds just to see it empty as I get my gear set up 🙄



Nov 29, 2016 at 07:34 AM
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Pius Sullivan wrote:
Great work, Morris.


Thank you Pius

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surfnron wrote:
Very nice Morris ~ Ron


Thank you Ron

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arbitrage wrote:
Love the last Ruddy ducks....I never get to see them in their winter plumage....they have lost the ruddy and the blue beak it seems....

TFS
Geoff


Thank you Geoff,
That is correct. We have a lot of them floating and flying around. Also a white owl :-}

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wonderer wrote:
Gorgeous light and dramatic skies add value to these fowl pictures Morris!

Patience really is a virtue, is it not?

Thanks for posting.

--Kim


Thank you Kim,
When it comes to patience, I'm no fisherman. I cam very close to moving on

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sqphotography wrote:
Nice work, I like the sky in many of these shots!
I can't remember how many times I have pulled up to a spot full of birds just to see it empty as I get my gear set up 🙄


Thank you SQ. It's very unusualy to have it so quite at Jamaica Bay. I'm wondering if I had gone to the West pond if all the birds would have been there.

Morris



Nov 29, 2016 at 06:39 PM
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Beautiful lighting on these in flight shots.


Dec 01, 2016 at 11:56 AM
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Some nice flights of fancy and sitting ducks....nice light for sure. Very peaceful set Morris.
Eric



Dec 01, 2016 at 12:04 PM
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Wow, the lighting is indeed sweet - well captured, Morris!

Joshua



Dec 01, 2016 at 05:24 PM
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Excellent Morris nice and clear and crisp shots.


Dec 01, 2016 at 06:53 PM
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Very nice Morris

Birdie



Dec 01, 2016 at 11:01 PM
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mikedec wrote:
Beautiful lighting on these in flight shots.


Thank you Mike

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eyelaser wrote:
Some nice flights of fancy and sitting ducks....nice light for sure. Very peaceful set Morris.
Eric


Thank you Eric,
Shooting during the magic hour can make the ordinary extraordinary

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AGeoJO wrote:
Wow, the lighting is indeed sweet - well captured, Morris!

Joshua


Thank you Joshua

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CritterRacing wrote:
Excellent Morris nice and clear and crisp shots.


Thank you Critter,

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birdied wrote:
Very nice Morris

Birdie


Thank you Roberta

Morris



Dec 03, 2016 at 08:20 AM





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