Thank you all for your concern in the matter of my hematoma. My doctor told me this morning that he wants me to keep my leg active much to my
surprise. So in response to the request from Jess (Lady_D), who is an expert at photographing buffleheads, I am posting the shot of the
male (mostly white) and female buffleheads that I took at the lake not far from the old barn on March 31. This was the best I could do
given that the buffleheads were far out in the lake. Nevertheless, I think the photo is so good that it will likely be on top in this
week's Popular Photos. :)

Finally, in contrast to Buz Kiefer's claim, there is nothing in the Nikon D200 manual about photographing buffleheads. However,
from my own personal experience, I can assure you that this is a dangerous undertaking. Photographing buffleheads can
get one so excited that you can unwittingly wind up stabbing yourself with the sharp end of a stick protruding from
the ground. To be forewarned is to be forearmed.

Hope to get to your photographs imminently.