[take'em]

The amount of mileage I'm getting out of the daily evening grosbeak visits is insane! The flock now numbers up to 40 birds! Man, it can get pretty busy at the feeder...

Male Evening Grosbeak 1 by Rob DeBay, on Flickr

Male Evening Grosbeak 2 by Rob DeBay, on Flickr

Evening Grosbeak Pair by Rob DeBay, on Flickr

 

[take'em]

Yesterday, I got ridiculously close to a drake ring-necked duck! Check out the golden eye...

Drake Ring-necked Duck 1 by Rob DeBay, on Flickr

Drake Ring-necked Duck 2 by Rob DeBay, on Flickr

 

[greybeard]

Details in the photos are amazing.

 

[Tyson10gauge]

Can never get enough of detailed waterfowl photography

 

[Caper391]

Awesome pics. This is one of my favorite threads to watch...keep them coming.

 

[take'em]

Whenever you think you're having a bad hair day, refer to this common merganser pic and it won't seem so bad...

Bad Hair Day Common Merganser by Rob DeBay, on Flickr

 

[Caper391]

As a red head, I can relate...lol

 

[louisbear]

A “Little Dab Will Do Ya”….

 

[Tripple D]

Lol- looks like you scared the poop out of that guy!
As always great pics rob and thanks for taking the time to post your pics!!!

 

[TrueGrit]

That Merganser is one of my favourites! Always brings a smile to my face!

 

[take'em]

This guy was on high alert! That out of focus portion of the bottom of the image is the top of the bank between me and him...

Alert Wood Duck by Rob DeBay, on Flickr

 

[gary]

like that merganser.
noticed a cpl drake woodies in a beaver pond the other day. Bring on Spring!

 

[greybeard]

Looks like that was a up close and personal!
great picture.

 

[KEVIN]

Talent is very noticable to most folk. YOU sir, have an extraordinary one !!! Keep on clicking and posting bud !

 

[take'em]

I've got a new technique that I'm using on waterfowl. My R7 has an articulating screen. I can position it at various angles and actually frame the shot and bring the subject into focus using it - this allows me to get the camera very low to the water (almost IN it) without getting soaked. It makes for a wonderfully blurred foreground and background and, more importantly, makes the duck POP! Expect to see more of this style - I’m going to call it low to the H2O lol!

Hen lesser scaup (bluebill)...

Hen Lesser Scaup 1 by Rob DeBay, on Flickr

Hen Lesser Scaup 2 by Rob DeBay, on Flickr

 

[gary]

just like she swam right in front of me, Rob.

 

[greybeard]

Impressive, its like you are in the water!

 

[take'em]

Impressive, its like you are in the water!

Any lower and the camera would’ve been! I like the result.