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Watching me

February 17, 2015 by Mike Powell

The suburban retention pond near where I live has almost frozen over, but there are still a few ducks and geese, huddled together in the open areas of unfrozen water. Many of them appeared to be sleeping, with their bills tucked under one of their wings, but this male Ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris) seemed to be keeping his golden eye on me as he struggled to stay warm.

Posted in Birds, Nature, Photography, wildlife, Winter | Tagged Alexandria VA, Aythya collaris, Canon 50D, Kingstowne, Ring-necked duck, Tamron 150-600mm telephoto | 6 Comments

6 Responses

on February 17, 2015 at 10:22 am | Reply thenerdycanuck

I enjoyed this post:) Loved the reflection of the water.. Great job.
- on February 23, 2015 at 6:50 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks. The yellow eye really grabbed me and I think the reflection definitely enhanced the overall effect of the image.
on February 17, 2015 at 11:30 am | Reply svtakeiteasy

That eye! It is as if he is thinking: “Don’t even think about it!” and growling at you!
on February 17, 2015 at 3:00 pm | Reply naturesnippets

He has your number.
on February 18, 2015 at 9:08 am | Reply New Hampshire Garden Solutions

And I thought they were sleeping when they did that.
- on February 19, 2015 at 5:20 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  It’s hard to tell if they were actually watching me or not, but that yellow eye is pretty distinctive and really stood out.