This trip to Huntley Meadows Park, off of Lockheed Blvd and Rt#1 in Fairfax County. This was New Years' Day Eve, from noon to mid-afternoon.
This was an experiment for me, using my Canon Rebel XTi with a Canon 300mm lens and a TC II doubler. Using the doubler drove me into a totally manual mode--no autofocus or automated means to capture birds in flight. All pictures were taken with this arrangement.
In-coming Canadian Goose
Some form of a sparrow.
Close-up of another sparrow
I like this reflection
Interesting reflection of some reeds
Canadian Goose
Male and female Lesser Scaup
Mallard splashing himself
Two ducks I could not identify--even in Sibley's. I could not find any ducks with that 'stripe' on the neck
Two turtles sunning themselves in an 'un-official' part of the park
I'm not sure what this is--but I liked the look of it
This is my favorite picture from the set--a reflection of a walk-way barrier. My wife Madonna introduced me to finding reflections in the water of Huntley Meadows (from previous visits)
Close-up of a cattail top
Seed Pod
Close-up of a berry
Interesting plant growing up by the walk way
My second favorite picture from the set--a cattail reflected in the water (with with wind stirring up the water)
