This morning, I was feeling a little better and thought maybe some fresh air and sunshine would help me feel better. Combine that with the weather forecast calling for increasing bad weather the next few days, I decided to head over to Great Meadows.
It probably wasn't the wisest thing I've done, since I was totally tired when I got home, but the change of scenery did encourage my spirit. Along the way, I played with my teleconverter and captured some photos you might enjoy.
A ringed-neck duck. Click on the photo to view large, probably the best photo I've taken about why it's named a ringed-neck instead of a ringed-bill duck.
A Mallard in flight. Nothing special, except the longer the focal length, the tougher to find birds in flight in the viewfinder.
Red-winged Blackbirds
Do you prefer the blue or brown background?
If this Downy had gotten any closer I was going to have to backup!
A different pose
This time I did photograph some Palm Warblers
They were between the river & the trail, maybe 100 yards west of the boat ramp
A pair of Black-capped Chickadees were checking out this snag for a nest
