Beekeeper wrote in post #17954242
I'm still amazed you got that good of a shot of one of these guys. I think I would print that and frame it Rocky. Waterfowl are tough here at the parks because of all the foot traffic on the trails, and you can't set up a blind. I'd love to be closer than a 100 yards to one of these guys.
thanks, Beekeeper! this little guy actually swam even closer than that, but he was in shadow then, so i didn't take many shots. this was at a local city park, where people walk, bike, and walk their dogs, but the ducks seemed unconcerned today. i was standing near the edge of the pond with my tripod set up in plain view, and they still came in close... other times, though, they see a person and head for the middle of the pond lickety-split... go figure. but i'm fortunate to have a number of places where i can photograph waterfowl from what most people consider ridiculously short distances.