Beware of the water by Helen Betts

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01-Sep-2019	Tim Betts

Beware of the water

I have to wonder how safe it is for all the birds…

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by Pbase are decidedly unsharp.

‘Pesky ducks…’, posted earlier:

Nikon D850 ,Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR
1/1600s f/5.6 at 80.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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victorswan		17-Sep-2019 15:09
this is the only good way to protect the water feature and its inhabitants, very well seen and presented, very nice work Helen BV+++

Liz Bickel		17-Sep-2019 04:45
Birds and water fowl can often exist in bodies of water that have bacteria that could kill us. So I guess the fate of your photo subjects depends on exactly what is in the water to prompt that warming sign. An excess number of water fowl (and their fecal matter) on a small pond actually can contribute to making the water toxic to humans. At the same time, in some parts of the US , wildlife management now suspect new water fowl deaths being connected to increased algae bloom coming from Climate Change. But whatever, I certainly wouldn't want to eat a duck that eats a fish from contaminated water...

Nirvan Hope		17-Sep-2019 03:50
I would guess then that it's not safe for any living thing that inhabits or fishes in that water. How sad.

larose forest photos		17-Sep-2019 02:15
It really makes you wonder, doesn't it?

Bill Miller		17-Sep-2019 01:23
Don't eat fish with forks ???

Julie Oldfield		17-Sep-2019 01:14
Wow......so sad. V

Dave Berry		17-Sep-2019 01:11
We're having a problem with toxic algae bloom out here on the West Coast.

hayl		16-Sep-2019 23:42
Yikes!

Jim Coffman		16-Sep-2019 22:21
That would be a good question!