With all of the rain that fell yesterday, it was a Good Day for Ducks and for all of the green growing things in our world. Each day more green is appearing, trees and plants are coming to life. I’m beginning to hear the spring peepers in the pond at Read more…
As we move into April I’m seeing more and more Pond Life appearing and emerging in the pond behind our house. For the past week we’ve had visitations of wood ducks in the pond in the early morning. Most mornings there are a pair and trio of wood ducks (two Read more…
This morning I decided to practice photographing wood ducks in the pond with my Canon 100-400 mm lens and 1.4X extender. My first photos were awful. None of the fast moving ducks I photographed were quite in focus. I fiddled with my lens and my camera menu selections thinking that Read more…
I bought my new bike Tuesday and brought it home. Biking, Snow, and Wood Ducks Wednesday morning I took my first ride around the neighborhood. It was cold, but I dressed for the weather. It felt good riding, cold air in my face, wheels turning round and round, sometimes coasting, Read more…
Last week the last ice of the season (I hope) disappeared from the pond. And this week the ducks returned to the pond in force. A group of male mallards have been hanging out in and around the pond. We often call them The Boys on the Beach because they Read more…