Hiking around the Moke & Cosumnes...No fish but lots of Ducks and other flyin' things

[Mike McKenzie]

Last Tuesday I got out a little bit after sun-up and found a few pictures to take..
Here's a happy Pintail finishin' his mornin bath...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/stripermike/January%20Ducks/PinTailPair.jpg
A pair feedin'
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/stripermike/January%20Ducks/FeedingPinTails.jpg

A lonely Canvasback...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/stripermike/January%20Ducks/CanvasBack.jpg

A pair of Cinnamon Teal
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/stripermike/January%20Ducks/CinnamonTealPair.jpg

Once in a while you get lucky and they slip you a flash of their blue wing panels
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/stripermike/January%20Ducks/CinnamonMale1.jpg

An even better shot (I think)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/stripermike/January%20Ducks/CinnamonMale2.jpg

A Pair of Green-winged Teal feeding
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/stripermike/January%20Ducks/GWTealpair_.jpg

Next comes a little feather maintenance...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/stripermike/January%20Ducks/Green-wingFemale.jpg

The male showin' a little of his hidden colors too..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/stripermike/January%20Ducks/Green-wingMale1.jpg

These two are both hidin' their heads but showin' off colors
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/stripermike/January%20Ducks/Green-wingMales_.jpg

This guy is tryin' to look like a Merganser!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/stripermike/January%20Ducks/GWTealMales.jpg

A back-lit Red Tail..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/stripermike/January%20Ducks/RedTail.jpg

Last but not least, a nice lookin' Sandhill Crane
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/stripermike/January%20Ducks/SandhillCrane.jpg

January in the Delta ain't like January in Wisconsin..Notice the absence of white stuff around :)

Mike

[jbird]

Mike youve outdone yourself with some of those foul! Simply brilliant. Calander material.

[OceanSunfish]

Vivid pictures. All taken with the same lens?

[Ed Wahl]

Wow!

Great shots Mike.

Love those Teal.

Ed

[Tony P]

Love the Greenwing with his head all fluffed up!

[Mike McKenzie]

Thanks folks...Those were all shot with 70-200mm F2.8 IS II lens at 200mm..What makes them all work was I had the sun directly behind me and at a low angle... All except the Red Tail which was back lit.

Mike

[Larry S]

Just amazing, Mike! Keep 'em coming.
Best,
Larry S

[k.hanley]

Old Bear! You done dood it buddy. Beautiful collection.

Looks like a g-r-e-a-t outing.

Cheers, Kenny

[FRSam]

Mike those shots are fantastic...just got a mac book pro with retina display and those pictures of yours jump right off the screen. That 70 200 2.8 lens is a diamond.

Pete

[JR Martinez]

Awesome pics. It's too bad I can't get anything this clear, let alone have anything get that close to me, with my 55-200mm

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Speechless..............

[Fubar]

The quality of the those waterfowl photos are amazing, I really enjoyed them. Gets me amped up for another duck season though.