Odd Duck

So, this seems to be my mantra from time to time but, I blew a pretty good opportunity with this duck. I could have snapped him on the beach right by a bed of sea grass. I was walking along the sea coast on the cape and as I was ducking under docks and over rock walls I startled this lone Eider Duck into the water. They are a pretty patterned North Canadian sea duck for the most part but they are notorious for being early nesters so I am thinking that with the early rising temperatures we have been having on the Cape they are going to set up shop locally this year. Yes he was alone on the beach unfortunately. I will check back on him to see if he has a mate.

Note to self ... start taking walks with bread to lure the animalies closer for pictures :)

f/22

1/80 sec.

ISO-400

WB-5200k

UV filter (see notes below on that)

260mm

Freehand

No flash

f/22

1/100 sec.

ISO-400

WB-5200k

UV filter (should have been the polarized but, I could not swap it off of the 18-55 mm fast enough)

260mm

Freehand

No Flash