{"id":21492,"date":"2014-01-17T05:21:56","date_gmt":"2014-01-17T12:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=21492"},"modified":"2014-01-17T05:21:56","modified_gmt":"2014-01-17T12:21:56","slug":"killdeer-an-icy-bath-and-a-wing-flap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/17\/killdeer-an-icy-bath-and-a-wing-flap\/","title":{"rendered":"Killdeer – An Icy Bath And A Wing-flap"},"content":{"rendered":"

Despite all the color these are not summertime images. This Killdeer walked on ice to get to its bathing spot.<\/p>\n

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In spite of the freezing temperatures the bird was intent on bathing one morning earlier this winter at Farmington Bay (the water behind the bird is frozen). \u00a0To me the Killdeer looks a little dubious about the prospect of getting wet in such conditions.<\/p>\n

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But it was able to find a spot near the shore with open water so it took the plunge.<\/p>\n

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Like most birds it was an enthusiastic bather and the action was so fast and furious that it took a shutter speed of 1\/3200 to freeze the motion. \u00a0Here water is clinging to the bill and face and there’s a thin layer of it on top of the head.<\/p>\n

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After the bath a wing-flap was in order. \u00a0The bird’s a little tight but I was close and the image is full frame.<\/p>\n

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And then the Killdeer turned into a bit of a puff-ball in order to keep warm in these temperatures.<\/p>\n

Though Killdeer are common in much of North America I have a soft spot for the species, partly because of the fond memories I have of them when I was growing up on the Montana family farm. \u00a0It wasn’t long after these images were taken in late November that most of these birds moved out for the winter, though we often have a few that stick around for the entire year.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Despite all the color these are not summertime images. This Killdeer walked on ice to get to its bathing spot<\/p>\n

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