Things got a bit better on Monday morning at the Gilbert Water Ranch Riparian Preserve. I had some great chance with Black-necked Stilts in very early morning light with dark green water backgrounds. And I made a few nice frames of a displaying Snowy Egret. Then I tried another spot and did well with both Northern Shoveler and drake Cinnamon Teal. The males shovelers are exceedingly difficult to photograph as their dark green heads look black with most head angles but seem to light up to a uniform green only when they are turned slightly away from you and the light. <\/p>\n
We had a ball photographing ducks in flight on Monday afternoon. And the dinner in the room and early to bed. <\/p>\n
Today makes two hundred eighteen days in a row with a new educational blog post! This one took about 40 minutes to prepare. With all of my upcoming free time (or not…), the plan right now is to break the current record streak of 480 … Good health and good internet connections and my continuing insanity willing.<\/p>\n
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