Kip’s Comments - April 2, 2023

Common = Better, Not So Common = Not So Good

Even though the wind was howling today, I still was able to shoot some wildlife photos. I am going to divide my pictures into two groupings - the common species that had better lighting resulting in better images and the less common species with poor lighting and not so good images. Let’s begin with the less common species.

I had heard from a friend where I might see common loons. I quickly found the interesting birds, but all four were too far away for acceptable images. So, windy or not, I went out on the water to approach closer. Between the wind and the gray skies, shooting any decent pictures was not likely. Still, I did manage a few good enough to share to document the loons were present.

Common Loons - Image 797467

Common Loon - Image 797488

After finding the loons I then checked out a couple of other wetlands where more species in better lighting were found. Notice the difference good lighting makes.

Northern Shovelers - Image 797697

Muskrat Feeding in Shallow Water - Image 797568

Muskrat Feeding in Shallow Water - Image 797655

American Kestrel - Image 797501

Wood Duck in Timber - Image 797723

Wood Duck in Timber - Image 797776