Description
American Wigeons are early season spring migrants through southern Ontario. One morning in mid-March I noticed a large flock feeding in a small shallow pond at a local marsh. The following morning I returned well before first light and set up in my floating blind. As I waited in the pre-dawn darkness, more than a hundred Wigeons, Northern Pintails and Ring-necked Ducks flew into the pond. At one point this young male Wigeon climbed onto a nearby submerged log and grazed on long strands of watermilfoil. It was a thrill to be close to him and to experience him going about his business as usual.
Taken By
Doug Gordon
Taken On
November 24, 2024
Tagged
american
wigeon
duck
waterfowl
marsh
nature
spring
milfoil
ontario
animal
bird
teal
anseriformes
mallard
beak
water
fluid
liquid
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Focal:
560
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Lens Model:
NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-1.4x
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Shutter speed:
0.003125
sec
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Aperture: f/
8
