Last weekend mom was still on her nest. Today the nest was empty except for some shell fragments. I went off in search of the hatchlings and finally located them all by themselves in a small bay. Ten minutes later the parents showed up. Here are a few from my encounter shot from my kayak....
surfnron wrote:
Very well done and very cute Geoff. The first two are super cute ~ Ron
Thanks Ron
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angel manguel wrote:
Well those really suck big time Geoff!!
Well done. They are incredible images.
Alan
Thanks Alan
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Imagemaster wrote:
Great set, Geoff. Looks like that is a glacier-fed bay.
Tony
Thanks Tony, not sure what feeds these small lakes but they are often very turquoise in colour. They are very shallow also which contributes I think.
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birdied wrote:
Fantastic set Geoff !! So cute and wonderful.
Birdie
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mikedec wrote:
Very nice. Glad you were able to find some on the back. These actually look like 2 weeks old or so.
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cdn1 wrote:
Beautiful captures!
Don
Thanks for the comments everyone.
To address the blue cast. I know in #4 that the cast was only on the underwing and the front breast seemed to be holding the whites properly so I left the blue. It is reflection from the turquoise water. Probably the same thing in #5 though I didn't notice the cast in that one. I will play around with the WB a bit more on those.
Mike, your comment got me thinking that it may have been the previous Wed that I checked the nest and not last Sat. I will have to check on that. However, I'm sure they are no older than 1.5 weeks.
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