{"id":31630,"date":"2015-11-04T07:36:31","date_gmt":"2015-11-04T13:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=31630"},"modified":"2022-01-25T11:41:14","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T18:41:14","slug":"a-canvasback-drake-on-a-frigid-february-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2015\/11\/04\/a-canvasback-drake-on-a-frigid-february-morning\/","title":{"rendered":"Canvasback drake on a frigid February morning"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"DrakeDrake Canvasback in breeding plumage – Nikon D300, tripod mounted, f7.1, 1\/1000, ISO 500, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light
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While looking for some other ducks images yesterday I came across a few images of this Canvasback drake and realized I had never posted this duck species on my blog before. I don’t see Canvasbacks often and usually when I do they are off in the distance or extremely skittish. So when I came across this Canvasback drake on a frigid February morning at a pond near where I live I simply had to get a few images of him. I was only able to take about 15 images before…<\/p>\n

\"CanvasbackCanvasback drake running across the water – Nikon D300, tripod mounted, f7.1, 1\/800, ISO 500, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

He got spooked by a fisherman walking up to the ice-covered pond edge and then the Canvasback took off running across the water until it felt secure again. Of course when the duck did that it put him at quite a distance from me. I don’t blame the fisherman for scaring off the Canvasback but I truly would have liked being able to take more images of this drake in his breeding plumage.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Canvasback photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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