Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Ducks on Ice

P1010846Mallard (m) - Anas platyrhynchos

It was another cold clear day and I stopped by rock creek park on my way home from work.

Ice has started to form on the edge of the lake and the mallards were hanging out there. The light was incredible.

P1010837Young Gull


P1010824cMallard (f) - Anas platyrhynchos


P1010799Moss on a Rock

The bright sun seemed to make all the colors more saturated. The green was greener, the red was redder, the white was whiter, and the male bufflehead was positively iridescent.

The pied-billed grebe was still pretty well camouflaged, but I was able to see the markings on his bill.


P1010756cHooded Merganser (f) - Lophodytes cucullatus


P1010864Rose Hips and Grass


P1010854cRed-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus




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