Mr. and Mrs. Wood Duck

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The wood ducks are resident year round at Kissena Park here in New York City. We are well into migration and many of the birds I've been photographing have headed south and we are pending arrivals from the north. I'm thrilled to have the colorful wood ducks to photograph during the transition.

Comments and suggestions welcome,

Morris

1) Mr. Wood Duck

X-H2S NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR + 1.7X lens 840mm f/9.0 1/200s 1600 ISO -0.3 EV

X-H2S NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR + 1.7X lens 840mm f/9.0 1/300s 3200 ISO +0.3 EV

4) Mrs. Wood Duck

X-H2S NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR + 1.7X lens 840mm f/9.0 1/300s 3200 ISO +0.3 EV

X-H2S NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR + 1.7X lens 840mm f/9.0 1/200s 3200 ISO +0.3 EV

X-H2S NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR + 1.7X lens 840mm f/10.0 1/420s 6400 ISO +0.3 EV

Oct 18, 2023 at 07:29 AM

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You are truly blessed to have these now Morris, wonderful shots of the woodies.

I remember the winter doldrums and everything turning gray after a certain point. The depression my mother had in winter was real. Sometimes we have to force ourselves to look for the glass half full. My pop was great at that, even made shoveling snow look fun... enough so for me to join him on my own without having to be bribed. Heh.
Eric

Oct 18, 2023 at 07:46 AM

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I second Eric's comments on what a blessing it is for you to have such beautiful subjects to fall back on. And you're making the most of the opportunity with images like these. Amazing detail captured here.

Oct 18, 2023 at 08:11 AM

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Erictator wrote:
You are truly blessed to have these now Morris, wonderful shots of the woodies.

Thank you Eric,
I love photographing the wood ducks and another great time with them is when they have chicks.

I remember the winter doldrums and everything turning gray after a certain point. The depression my mother had in winter was real. Sometimes we have to force ourselves to look for the glass half full. My pop was great at that, even made shoveling snow look fun... enough so for me to join him on my own without having to be bribed. Heh.
Eric

Seasonal depression is a common problem. For many the cause is reduced light exposure and/or isolation. Your dad had the correct aptitude. Shoveling snow is a chore just like mowing the lawn. I enjoy the exercise from both. What I don’t like is heat and humidity and that’s why I do not go to Florida from April through October. There is only so much clothing one can take off yet there is plenty of great cold weather clothing that I use to keep me cozy in the winter, even on the beach with the wind.

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DivineFocus wrote:
I second Eric's comments on what a blessing it is for you to have such beautiful subjects to fall back on. And you're making the most of the opportunity with images like these. Amazing detail captured here.

Thank you Dan,

I like to vary my subjects yet I'll go with the flow and the wood ducks are a delight. I look forward to the winter birds arriving and before that peak color.

Morris

Oct 18, 2023 at 09:03 AM

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Nice up close series Morris

Oct 18, 2023 at 09:37 AM

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Really wonderful closeups. I've seen some of these ducks in the Bronx Zoo, want to go back when I get a long telephoto lens like the XF 100-400

Oct 21, 2023 at 05:47 PM

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IndyFab wrote:
Nice up close series Morris

Thank you Sett

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ar10 wrote:
Really wonderful closeups. I've seen some of these ducks in the Bronx Zoo, want to go back when I get a long telephoto lens like the XF 100-400

Thank you Abir.

There are many wild birds that come into the zoo making it a great place to photograph local water fowl. The Queens Zoo is great for this as well.

Morris

Oct 22, 2023 at 07:22 AM


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