First time I’ve ever captured a Cinnamon Teal vocalizing in flight.
1/6400, f/5.6, ISO 1000, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in
Four days ago at Bear River MBR I didn’t even see this drake Cinnamon Teal until he was taking off, so in this shot he’s some distance from the water he took off from and in full flight. He’s vocalizing, which to me makes him look happy but it’s more likely that he was encouraging his mate to join him. Which she did.
1/6400, f/5.6, ISO 1000, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in
The next shot in the burst. I’m slightly surprised that there was still this much water draining off of him this long after takeoff. I got 3 more shots of him in flight but I didn’t like his wing positions much and two of them were a little soft.
This was some of the best light I had on that cloudy morning, which was good timing for a duck in flight. It sure didn’t last long though.
Ron
Excellent shots Ron!
Beautiful shots Ron. Late today. Best wishes to Dan for a speedy and complete recovery. Modern medical technology is remarkable.
Glad you chimed in, Everett. Gotta admit, I was just a little bit worried about you.
What a beautiful bird. I can so understand his mate following him.
EC, she was a little slow about it but she did follow him.
Cinnamon Teal are such beautiful ducks. A delightful way to start the morning after missing a couple of days. Thursday morning I had the aortic valve in my heart replaced, then home Friday afternoon. Amazing the advances that let them do this without open heart surgery. Everything is great now and there’s not a better way to start this morning than with an image like this. Many thanks.
Wow, Dan! You’ve sure been through the wringer with health stuff. Amazing that they released you from the hospital the day after a surgery like that. I wish you a quick and comfortable recovery with no complications.
It’s actually a very low risk procedure but not all places do this and the othe cardiologists in the clinic all indicated that this woman would be the one to do this. A catheter is inserted through the femoral artery in the groin area. The new valve is folded over the end. It’s pushed up until they reach the aortic valve. The new valve is then expanded into place, pushing the old valve out of the way. The whole procedure takes just over an hour and I only have light sedation. I make it sound simple but you are surrounded by lots of special equipment that provides imaging that allows them to see everything inside while they are working so it takes a highly skilled surgeon but it’s quite amazing. No long hospital stay and no long rehab. I was only told to avoid heavy lifting for a week to avoid reopening the incision they made.
That’s amazing I had no idea they could do it without splitting you open.
I am so glad that they could do this for you Dan. A blog friend’s partner died of an aortic aneurism just three weeks ago and the facilities weren’t there to help him.
I hope your recovery is pleasant and complete.
Nice capture!
Thanks, April.
Love your first shot that captures all those gorgeous colors on this handsome guy. My imagination has him singing ‘I’m too sexy for this pond ….” 🤣
Ha, maybe he was singing that song, Kathleen. He’s enough of a dandy for it.
Boy, that’s a handsome duck.
So enjoy what you and your camera bring us all.
Thanks very much, Michael.
Beautiful! Looks like 2 different Teal between the dorsal and ventral sides! 🙂
Magpie babies have hatched and are “sounding off”.;) So far the Grackles aren’t bugging the adults going in/out of the nest.
Thanks, Judy. I miss the magpies that used to nest in my huge elm tree. At the time I didn’t appreciate them much because they were so noisy. I know better now.