standing guard

[squirl033]

caught these female common mergansers on a log along the shore of a lake just before dawn. i was on vacation in the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho, and found myself up before the sun most mornings with nothing much to do except walk along the shore and take photos! :shrug: ;) poor, poor, pitiful me... :p

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v301/squirl033/standingguard_filtered.jpg

[Bambi]

nice!!! I saw one of those today but it was too far away to capture.

[Mad Aussie]

nice!!! I saw one of those today but it was too far away to capture.
Then take a photo and leave the poor bird alone! :headslap: ;)

Nice shot Squirl!

[Bambi]

Then take a photo and leave the poor bird alone! :headslap: ;)

Nice shot Squirl!


I'd love to but I need a different lens! any suggestions? Or perhaps a net would be cheaper! :p

[JAS_Photo]

Ha! Punk rock ducks with orange Doc Martens! Nice capture, Rocky. :)

[squirl033]

I'd love to but I need a different lens! any suggestions? Or perhaps a net would be cheaper! :p

Bambi, i shot this with a Sigma 80-400. they don't make that one anymore, and now i use a Canon 100-400L, but anything in that focal range would be a good choice...

[Mad Aussie]

Anything in that focal range WITH image stabilization would be a good choice ;)

[squirl033]

Anything in that focal range WITH image stabilization would be a good choice ;)

ah.. yes... definitely! :thumbup:

[edG]

works for me!