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Oyster Catcher

Oystercatcher

This is the time of the year for reflection.  For me that really means “I have a ton of images I haven’t even looked at and I have a ton of film to develop.”  So while I was waiting for some water to warm up the other day I found this image that I really like but just have not yet got to.  I love these Oyster Catchers, the contrast of colors on this beautiful bird is just so attractive I can’t stop looking at it.  I might have mentioned that we took a Fjords tour earlier this year and we really enjoyed it.  It was different atmosphere, totally bird oriented really, with a relatively low head count.  It really made for a great day on the water.  The sun was out in totally clear skies that day which made for some harsh photographic conditions but as a general rule the people and birds seemed to like it.

New Print of the Month

POTM

I have updated the website with the new Print of the Month.  www.fallriverphotography.com.  Thanks for taking a look.

Nice Ducks

Mallards

These mallards and a blue winged teal or two are hanging out in just about the only open water that is left around here.  It was pretty cold (~10 F) but that was a warm up from the -18 F last week.  I don’t know how long this open water will last, I don’t recall last year if it closed up or not but I think it did.  There is a bit more down by the old Mat-Su townsite that might be productive too.  We went down there last Sunday though and did not see a thing.  The birding forums were reporting that a GBH had been in that area but we did not find it.

Great Blue Heron

gbh

A great blue heron was out on Potter’ Marsh about a month back.  I caught him over the course of several days and enjoyed his antics immensely.  It amazes me how hard it can be to spot this bird even when it is right in front of you.  It is quite a hunter too.  It was capable of remaining perfectly still for very long periods of time but it would lock on to anything that moved in the water even when it was on roost.  This photograph was made after he caught a fish and moved onto this log.  He is pretty much in  a zone here and he was attacking little sticks with great enthusiasm.  What a fun bird to watch.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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