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Serendipidy, I've been lazy this summer and trying to balance house and yard repairs with photograpy so that explains the reliance on the pond. It's a 4 or 5 minute walk from my house. Since it's a remnant beaver pond it's not deep enough or large enough to go on the water (well it is possible but not too practical). Thirty seconds from my house is another smaller beaver pond where I shoot also but I didn't put out food in the spring and so the birds gravitated to the bigger pond. Next year that'll change! 
One year I had Canada geese nesting there. I'm also a ten minute drive from Elk Island National park where the bison are kept and that's a similar setting of prairie wetlands etc. All in all, not a bad place to live (except winter!).
Jack
One year I had Canada geese nesting there. I'm also a ten minute drive from Elk Island National park where the bison are kept and that's a similar setting of prairie wetlands etc. All in all, not a bad place to live (except winter!).Jack
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Click said:It's always a pleasure to look at your pictures Serendipidy. Keep posting them.
Thanks, Click.
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Jack Douglas said:Serendipidy, I've been lazy this summer and trying to balance house and yard repairs with photograpy so that explains the reliance on the pond. It's a 4 or 5 minute walk from my house. Since it's a remnant beaver pond it's not deep enough or large enough to go on the water (well it is possible but not too practical). Thirty seconds from my house is another smaller beaver pond where I shoot also but I didn't put out food in the spring and so the birds gravitated to the bigger pond. Next year that'll change!
Jack
Sounds very nice there. Winter photos can be very serene. If you take any bison shots, be sure to post some.
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rpt said:Must have been fun taking pictures. What did he get in the end? A shoe? Or a broken line?serendipidy said:
Hi rpt,
I didn't stick around to see the outcome, but he is really pulling hard and bending that rod. My guess is a snagged line (but they do have barracuda in that lake). ;D
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Some shots of Muscovy ducks from yesterday. They were crossing the street several blocks from my house, so I grabbed my 5D3 and 70-200Lii and went back to get these.
Source:Wikipedia
The Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) is a large duck native to Mexico, Central, and South America. Small wild and feral breeding populations have established themselves in the United States, particularly in the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas, as well as in many other parts of North America, including southern Canada. Feral Muscovy Ducks are found in New Zealand and have also been reported in parts of Europe.
Source:Wikipedia
The Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) is a large duck native to Mexico, Central, and South America. Small wild and feral breeding populations have established themselves in the United States, particularly in the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas, as well as in many other parts of North America, including southern Canada. Feral Muscovy Ducks are found in New Zealand and have also been reported in parts of Europe.
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Jack Douglas said:
Thanks, Jack.
Beautiful shot of a waxwing! Love the colors, composition and creamy bokeh. Well done.
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