Mallard Drake in Flight

The cooler winter weather is beginning to push ducks down towards Texas. Our little lake is filling up with mallards and wigeons as well as a few other types of ducks. I was shooting great egrets and great blue herons yesterday afternoon and as I was walking back to the house, the ducks began flocking in for the night. I just had to remove the lens cap for a few more parting shots .. and I am glad that I did. But ... I did keep my hat on as they were flying directly overhead.

A lovely capture Bill,

That 7D is a great birding cam in the right hands.

good shooting,

Kenn

kenn3d wrote in post #11290590
A lovely capture Bill,

That 7D is a great birding cam in the right hands.

good shooting,

Kenn

Thanks, Kenn. I am living proof that even in the "wrong" hands, the 7D is a great birding camera.

Good shot. Frozen duck.

Excellent shot!

Jack Cooper wrote in post #11290825
Good shot. Frozen duck.

ajosteve wrote in post #11291205
Excellent shot!

Thanks for the comments, Jack and Steve.

Great shot

very nice shot Bill

Nice Bill! I've made more mallard shots than I'd like to admit and am yet to get a good one is flight.

Nice work, Bill.

Pretty shot Bill, exceptional IQ... well done.

db

akhan wrote in post #11297069
Great shot

Thanks for the comment, akhan.

kmunroe wrote in post #11299152
very nice shot Bill

Thanks for the comment, kmunroe.

Diamond Lil wrote in post #11299493
Nice Bill! I've made more mallard shots than I'd like to admit and am yet to get a good one is flight.

Thanks for the comment, Lil. I also hate to admit it, but frequently when I do not find anything else to photograph, the mallards are always willing subjects. Occasionally, there is a nice one in the batch. Of all of the hundred of mallard shots, I probably only have about a dozen of them in flight -- but this is the only one worth showing. The late afternoon light was just at the right angle to show the underside of the wing feathers.

sparker1 wrote in post #11299958
Nice work, Bill.

Thanks for the comment, Stan.

dbriz wrote in post #11300068
Pretty shot Bill, exceptional IQ... well done.

db

Thanks for the comment, Dave.

Very nicely done, Bill!

jgrussell wrote in post #11309757
Very nicely done, Bill!

Thank you, Judy.

Bill Boehme wrote in post #11300627
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Thanks for the comment, Lil. I also hate to admit it, but frequently when I do not find anything else to photograph, the mallards are always willing subjects. Occasionally, there is a nice one in the batch. Of all of the hundred of mallard shots, I probably only have about a dozen of them in flight -- but this is the only one worth showing. The late afternoon light was just at the right angle to show the underside of the wing feathers....

You know Bill, I was reading through your original post here again. Maybe I should try a wearing a hat next time attempting to make mallard in flight shots.