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Snow Goose in flight


The picture of this Snow Goose in flight with the Empire State Building was taken at the Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The picture of this Snow Goose in flight was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

It might seem that this picture was a lucky accident. I took lots of pictures of the Snow Geese in flight. There were hundreds of Snow Geese at Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge this past Saturday.

Herring Gull in flight


The picture of this Herring Gull in flight was taken at Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The picture of this Herring Gull in flight was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

On a really windy day, the birds will be flying into the wind and will remain more still making it easier to get a shot of the bird in flight.

Hooded Merganser female


The picture of this female Hooded Merganser was taken at the Bronx Zoo. The picture of this female Hooded Merganser was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

I find the female Hooded Merganser one of the most beautiful elegant ducks that I see. The setting for this picture gives it a somewhat painterly appearance which really shows just how magnificent this female Hooded Merganser is.

Wood Duck male


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

The Wood Duck is one of the most beautiful ducks that I see and am always thrilled to be able to get a good picture.

Common Merganser female


The picture of this female Common Merganser duck on ice was taken at the Bronx Zoo. The picture of this female Common Merganser was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

It is so cool to take a pictuer of a bird standing on the ice. It is easy to see all of the lovely details of this pretty duck.

Mallard Ducks fighting


Two male Mallard Ducks fighting. The picture of these two Mallard Ducks fighting was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

It is always exciting to be able to “stop” water with the camera. These two ducks were going at eachother for quite awhile and were in close proximity.

White-throated Sparrow on Ice


The picture of this White-throated Sparrow was taken at the Bronx Zoo. The picture of this White-throated Sparrow on ice was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

This White-throated Sparrow was sliding around on the thick layer of ice that covered the park.

Black-throated Blue Warbler


The picture of this Black-throated Blue Warbler was taken in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY with my CANON EOS7D and the Canon 100-400 mm lens. I was glad to have the extremely fast burst mode that is built into the CANON EOS7D when I walked right into a termite hatching in the park.
The birds were flitting around in a frenzy hardly ever stopping and I was happy to be able to keep clicking away keeping up with the action with the CANONEOS 7D. I purchased a battery power pack for the CANON Speedlite 580EXII which makes the flash recycle much more quickly in addition the having the flash unit stayed powered much longer which came in really handy for this particular type of shooting.