Shooting in the Snow

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I visited my favorite fox spot during a recent snow storm.  The foxes were nowhere to be found, but rather than go home empty, I spent some time photographing the local waterfowl.  I ordinarily would have not given the Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) a second look.  However, the heavy snow gave me an opportunity to create some goose images that were not merely documentary, but said something about the animals persevering through harsh conditions.  As an added bonus, the snow created great, clean backgrounds.

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I also shot these Common Goldeneyes (Bucephala clangula) taking flight.  Not really enough light for flight photography, but the blurs work.

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Pintail Takeoff

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I went looking for ducks on the Platte River this morning. I found a great many ducks but they were remarkably skittish.   I plan to try again with a bind, but even without one I still came away with a couple of reasonably good images, including this photo of a Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) taking flight.  Light levels were too low for sharp images of birds in flight, so I went for a slightly blurred look instead.  As always, click on the image for a larger/sharper version.