A Brandt Goose assessing the conditions out at sea on a stormy day on the pacific coast. Not sure if he was looking to fly or swim but he looked around for a minute or two then hunkered down to wait out the storm as the rain fell in sheets.
Tag: ecosystem
Cold Plunge
Working against a blustery headwind this coot makes their way to the edge of the ice for a chilly dip in the local pond. It was really windy that day and cold.
Thieves in the pond
I have seen widgeons stealing food from other diving ducks, mostly coots, but never got to photograph this behavior. There is clearly some tasty green growth on the bottom of this lake which requires a bit of a dive to reach. What to do if you are only a dabbler, steal from the divers like these redheaded ducks. It appears even the mild mannered Gadwalls were getting in on the action.
Red Tailed Hawk
I think the fence post has to be one of the most valuable tools for a bird photographer. Without that perch it sure would be a heck of a lot tougher to get close enough for a decent photograph in the grasslands and plains were trees are sparse. This Red Tailed Hawk was happily perching on a post up near Walden, CO last summer.
Survivors
These two are guys are survivors. Cut down, washed out to sea and slowly making their way back to land with each tidal cycle. A lesson to lean.
Poised
Poised and ready to strike, even with feathers flying in the wind, an Egret looks for their next meal in the Elkhorn Slough, CA.
Winter Forest
Photographed while looking out the window of a snow coach headed to old faithful was a beautiful winters forest. It passed by the window so quickly it did not seem real.
Between the Land and the Sea
Between the land and the sea what a place to be. Swallows flying free over Lake John near Walden, CO last summer.
Canvasback
The other day we spotted a few Canvasbacks in the local pond. This guy just awoke from a nap on the edge of the ice. We don’t see many Canvasbacks around our area in the winter so watching a few napping and others diving into the pond for a meal was quite a treat.
There’s Color in the Fog
It was a beautiful morning. West coast of Vancouver Island.
nature has no boss 
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