Hello All,

Being on a fishing hiatus for the winter months has allowed me more time to enjoy wildlife photography. And when you are a “nature nut” like myself, documenting your day in the outdoors has become a great pastime.

I spent the last two days trying my hand at duck photography. The colours of many of these birds are wondrous, and catching one in flight, although somewhat tricky, can provide you with a rewarding image. I have much work to do on the in-flight shot but I’m fairly certain these ducks aren’t going anywhere.

These were taken on the Ontario side of the Ottawa River and are all drake or hen mallards.

This next sequence of four shots shows a drake mallard “stretching” his wings. I used a continuous shutter to capture these.

This next four-shot sequence shows a drake coming in to land. Neat to see how they utilize their wings as air brakes.

Yours In the Outdoors,

Justin

Justin Hoffman is part of the Outdoor Wild Team and we are glad to have him with us.