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| Canada Geese at Blackwater NWR: Canon 7D- 28-135mm 5.6 EF at 35mm- 1/400 sec. f 5.6-ISO 400 |
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February can yield many excellent photo
opportunities, but sometimes one must travel to find them. Last year my
brother Coy and I made two trips to Blackwater National Wildlife
Refuge. So far we have been able to go this year because of his work
schedule and inclement weather on the days it would have been otherwise
possible to go. Even though Canada Geese are a common species, I love
to watch and photograph them and we had a lot of opportunities to
photograph them. I especially liked the mood created by the early
morning light in these photographs.
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| Early Morning at Blackwater NWR: Canon 7D- 100-400mm 5.6 Lat 400mm- 1/400 sec. f 5.6-ISO 800 |
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| Canada Geese In Flight: Canon 7D- 100-400mm 5.6 Lat 400mm-- 1/3200 sec. f 7.1-ISO 400 |
One may also see the birds feeding in fields by the
roadside. I am always reminded of James Michener's great novel
"Chesapeake" when I think of the Canada Geese and the Eastern Shore of
Maryland.
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| Feeding By The Roadside: Canon 7D- 100-400mm 5.6 L at 180mm-- 1/400sec. f 7.1-ISO 400 |
Of course Blackwater is also home to many other species of waterfowl, birds of prey, songbirds and mammals.
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| American Coot: Canon 7D- 100-400mm 5.6 L at 400mm-- 1/1000sec. f 7.1-ISO 200 |
Originally published at
Pennsylvania Wildlife Photographer by Willard Hill.
