One more wigeon

It is a bit soft, but I liked the drool for some unknown reason. I know -- I chopped off the tail, too. This is the full image reduced to about 20% of original size.

That is impressive for a 20% shot what lens

It is a nice shot

nice shot, Bill

Thanks for the comments, everybody.

Ken, the lens is the Canon 400/5.6. It is an incredible lens even with extenders attached. I have even done moon shots with two extenders attached to take lunar images. This link to an image that I posted on the POTN Astrophotography forum shows a lunar image that I made using my XTi, the 400/5.6 lens and two extenders (1.4X and 2X) stacked. Canon says not to try it because the images might not be sharp.

Very nice shot. A dot shot bird up here. I guess if they make it that far through the hail of lead, they can relax, but they are way to shy when they come through here.

Very sharp, Bill.

canonloader wrote in post #9145431
Very nice shot. A dot shot bird up here. I guess if they make it that far through the hail of lead, they can relax, but they are way to shy when they come through here.

Mitch, I guess that by the time that they make it this far, they are over their shyness and are almost tame enough to hand feed. If I sit still and do not make direct eye contact, they will get as close as about thirty feet. Our little lake is packed with various types of ducks, but mostly mallards and wigeons. We also had a large number of great egrets show up, but the weather has been too bad to go out for the past few days.

sparker1 wrote in post #9145539
Very sharp, Bill.

Thank you, Stan. I actually focused on the wrong end of the duck so the head is not the sharpest end.

Beautiful colors there, Bill.

jgrussell wrote in post #9148815
Beautiful colors there, Bill.

Thank you, Judy.

Beautiful capture.

Cyclop wrote in post #9149466
Beautiful capture.

Thanks, Cyclop.