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25-MAR-2007 BJ Ramsay

Duck, what duck I'm looking at a Turtle

Flag Ponds SP, Calvert, MD

Gadwall



I saw a head break the surface of the pond and thought it was a beaver,
when I focused on it, it was the largest turtle head I'd ever seen. I
was carefully following it in hopes of getting a better shot, until I noticed
I had this Gadwall in my viewfinder. He was as surprised as I was.

Awesome day at Flagponds today, 7 different kinds of duck, 2 warblers, a
nuthatch building a nest, GBH, Swans, Osprey and a couple of Bald Eagles.
more shots to follow hopefully.

Nikon D200
1/160s f/8.0 at 400.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Karen Stuebing28-Mar-2007 09:09
Fabulous capture. Love the toning and light. No red x for me either.
Greg Harp28-Mar-2007 02:46
Beautiful shot.
J. Scott Coile26-Mar-2007 22:58
No red X here... just a beautiful composition BJ!
Chris Thorpe26-Mar-2007 21:28
Great stuff, Bryan. Almost like being there...V
Guest 26-Mar-2007 21:05
Wonderful Photo ...I love the reflection! Sounds like you had a lot interesting creatures to photograph looking forward to seeing more.
Buz Kiefer26-Mar-2007 20:15
Very nice Bryan. Very natural setting and color.
Eric Carrère26-Mar-2007 14:29
For the red x add ;jpg to the link ;o)


Nice shot Bryan, V.
Guest 26-Mar-2007 12:23
Red X - but the thumb looks awesome. I don't know about you, but I'm getting awfully frustrated with Pbase lately.
Guest 26-Mar-2007 10:48
red cross,looks beautiful.
Bryan Murahashi26-Mar-2007 06:01
Very nicely captured. V
Simon Chandler26-Mar-2007 04:39
Excellent work. What a beautiful composition to show the beautiful environment the duck is in. The turtle head?
Robin Reid26-Mar-2007 04:38
A target rich environment eh? Well done.
Guest 26-Mar-2007 03:33
So nice! V
Guest 26-Mar-2007 03:15
I love the reflections. vote
Guest 26-Mar-2007 03:04
Excellent composition ...
Jess. ( Lady.D.)26-Mar-2007 02:31
Great composition and lovely muted colours, I like it........Jess
Gayle P. Clement26-Mar-2007 02:23
It sounds like a wonderful day. I love the low angle here. V