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Happy New Year everyone!!

I'll start this year's thread with some of the local white-tails including one with attitude lol...

Winter Doe 1 by Rob DeBay, on Flickr

Winter Doe 2 by Rob DeBay, on Flickr

Winter Doe 3 by Rob DeBay, on Flickr

Attitude Doe by Rob DeBay, on Flickr

 

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Thanks guys!

 

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My most detailed and colourful ring-necked pheasant images to date! Calendar pic here for CERTAIN!

Winter Rooster 2 by Rob DeBay, on Flickr

Winter Rooster 5 by Rob DeBay, on Flickr

Winter Rooster 7 by Rob DeBay, on Flickr

 

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Third one seems to be getting most of the attention on my Facebook page and others.

 

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LOL! It’s always right!

 

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What's better than a good bath? Drake northern pintail from yesterday...

Drake Northern Pintail 1 by Rob DeBay, on Flickr

 

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A few more from my pintail shoot the other day...

Drake Northern Pintail 7 by Rob DeBay, on Flickr

Drake Northern Pintail 3 by Rob DeBay, on Flickr

Drake Northern Pintail 6 by Rob DeBay, on Flickr

 

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A red-tailed hawk scanning the fields of Grand-Pre from a 100' high perch...

Red-tailed Hawk by Rob DeBay, on Flickr

 

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Thanks guys!

THIS was a tough one - dark bird against a very bright, overcast sky with various branches messing with my single point autofocus. Exposure compensation and manual focus to the rescue!

Love the ice on the branches!

Ice Grouse by Rob DeBay, on Flickr

 

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It’s in the running!

 

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A few of my trout offerings for the 2022 hatch. These are iPhone shots…

 

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It’s rather time consuming and expensive but I’ve built up quite an inventory of materials over 4 decades of tying. It’s a fun hobby and very rewarding when you flick one out there and fool a trout!

 

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Caught up with the famous drake mandarin duck of Dartmouth yesterday. Here he is in a playful pose...

Drake Mandarin 1 by Rob DeBay, on Flickr

Extreme close-up - a study in colour and beauty...

Drake Mandarin 2 by Rob DeBay, on Flickr

 

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Thanks guys! These guys are closely related to our wood ducks. They are the only other member of the genus Aix that I’m aware of. You can see some of the similarities in the plumage of the drakes. The females are almost identical.

 

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Amazing news today!! Just received word that my submission for the Outdoor Canada magazine photo contest took FIRST place in the hunting category!!
I took this last October after a successful wood duck hunt in one of my favourite spots. All of the ingredients were there for a beautiful shot of my faithful hunting partner Tori. I had perfect light, vibrant fall colours, a blue sky, a mature drake wood duck and a proud dog - just look at those eyes! I’m posting this from my phone so I hope it displays in full resolution. Tori will be published in the July/August issue of Outdoor Canada!

 

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Very happy to announce that two of my waterfowl images made the cut and will be featured in the 2023 Ducks Unlimited Conservation Calendar!! My mandarin duck from earlier this year made the cover and one of my harlequin images will be the March picture! Pumped!!

 

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Thanks everyone! Pretty excited about this!

 

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I witnessed something comical yesterday in the backyard here in Brookfield. For almost an hour, these male pileated woodpeckers were playing peekaboo at the base of this tree. Every so often, they'd get too close to one another and they'd beat each other with their wings. It was quite the scene! It likely had something to do with the lone female who was present about 30' up in the canopy...

Male Pileated Woodpeckers by Rob DeBay, on Flickr

 

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SPOILER ALERT! Calendar contender...

Daisy Doe 1 by Rob DeBay, on Flickr