{"id":99175,"date":"2022-01-23T04:49:58","date_gmt":"2022-01-23T11:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=99175"},"modified":"2022-01-23T06:30:12","modified_gmt":"2022-01-23T13:30:12","slug":"misty-american-coot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2022\/01\/23\/misty-american-coot\/","title":{"rendered":"Misty American Coot"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AmericanAmerican Coot in a morning mist \u2013 Nikon D500, tripod mounted, f7.1, 1\/5000, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Yesterday morning I photographed birds at my local pond in freezing temps and this American Coot in a morning mist was one of my favorite images that I took. I took a lot of high quality images of other birds with the morning sun over my shoulder which meant those photos were all nicely lit. I had ducks, gulls, geese, coots and grebes in front of me on the water and in the air.<\/p>\n

When I turned around to look at something behind me I saw the steam fog coming off of the water it created a mist that surrounded a single American Coot<\/span><\/a>. I knew I had to take photos of it so I swung my camera around on my tripod and started to take images of the coot in the steamy fog. As I took photos of the coot in the mist I knew they were going to turn out precisely the way that I wanted them to and they did.<\/p>\n

I love it when things work out just right.<\/p>\n

I’ll share photos of the other birds I photographed in the frigid temps yesterday soon but for today this simple coot image was first in line.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

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