Birds Eyes And Butterflies

The picture of this Mallard Duck in flight was taken in the Bronx, New York. The picture of this Mallard Duck in Flight was taken with the CANON EOS 7D and the CANON 100-400 lens.
I used an artistic filter in Adobe Photoshop to enhance the incredible wing patterns captured in this photo.

The picture of this female Common Merganser was taken in the Bronx, New York. The picture of this Common Merganser was taken with the CANON EOS 7D and the CANON 100-400 lens.
I noticed that the Herring Gulls were hanging around the Common Mergansers in the East River. It seems that the gulls like to steal the fish caught by the Mergansers.

The picture of these ducks on flight was taken at the Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The picture of these Ducks in flight was taken with the CANON EOS 7D and the CANON 100-400 lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

The ducks seen here are Northern Shovelers, American Wigeons and a Gadwall.

The picture of this Northern Shoveler was taken at the Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The picture of this Northern Shoveler was taken with the CANON EOS 7D and the CANON 100-400 lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

The picture of this pair of juvenile Mallard Ducks was taken at the Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
The picture of these juvenile Mallard Ducks was taken with the CANON EOS 7D and the CANON 100-400 lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.
For those who want to know, the mosquito population at the Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge is like being in the Everglades – major!

The picture of this juvenile Mallard Duck was taken at the New York Botanical Gardens. The picture of this juvenile Mallard Duck was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

Juvenile birds are very playful as one might expect from an inquisitive young child.

The picture of this Mallard Duck was taken in Central Park.
The picture of this Mallard Duck was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

The picture of this Common Goldeneye was taken at the Bronx Zoo.

The picture of this Common Goldeneye was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

This is an adult male breeding Common Goldeneye with a lovely water drip.

The picture of this Harlequin Duck (male) was taken at the Barnegat Lighthouse in New Jersey. The picture of this male Harlequin Duck was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

I took this picture from a jetty that juts out into the Atlantic Ocean where there were strong currents and breaking waves. It was a bit challenging for me to get up onto the jetty with all my equipment and then get set to to take this picture before the birds moved on. But well worth the ordeal to capture such a lovely bird.

The picture of this stiff-tailed Ruddy Duck at rest was taken at the Bronx Zoo. The picture of this Ruddy Duck was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

I can’t help but love the “accidents” that occur when doing photography. In this case the beautiful blue color reflected in the water enhances the similar blue color of the Ruddy duck beak.