Kip’s Comments - April 5, 2023

Calm Water… Exploding Water

Some water is calm and some water is not so calm.

When water is hosting a quiet trumpeter swan, a coot, or a pair of sleepy mallards that put only minimal effort into watching me, the water is smooth and relaxing.

Trumpeter Swan in Wetland - Image 798094

American Coot - Image 797954

Mallard Pair - Image 797989

Mallard Pair - Image 797990

Mallard Pair - Image 798078

If the water is hosting the almost always skittish blue-winged teal, water transitions from calm to exploding as the teal take flight in a split second. The following images all happened in under a second or two of time. Thank goodness for some luck photographing these escaping birds.

Blue-winged Teal - Image 797960

Blue-winged Teal - Image 797962

Blue-winged Teal - Image 797966

Blue-winged Teal - Image 797967

Blue-winged Teal - Image 797975

Blue-winged Teal - Image 797977