These two swam along directly in front of me. I was holding the lens up, not moving, waiting for them to move into the view finder.
I waited, and waited… they both stopped around the same time.
OK, enough. I snapped the shot.
These Teal are usually shy and I don’t get many good opportunities with them. Expecting them to be shy I held my gear up not moving…. approximately forever!
As expected my arm almost fell off and the birds paddled around me with not a care in the world.
Beautiful close-up! I’ve rarely seen these ducks at home, they are so shy. Got very lucky at 10,000 Islands NWR with a flock of them out in the wetlands, I took way too many photos, lol. Post forthcoming!
Same on the gulf side. We have plenty in the SC marshes and swamps, but the inlets if Fl had ten times more.