I raced in a Nordic ski marathon today (42k), and was very tired when I got home. I wanted to find a quick photo for this 365 project. Thankfully a flock of mallards obliged, and I practiced stopping their action / flying in mid air.
In Minnesota during the winter, if one finds the food source or open water, then one finds birds. Otherwise the landscape may seem dead in terms of our feathered friends. This little pond stays ice free in spots throughout the cold winter, which therefore becomes a mallard magnet.
One mallard has decided to go and join some friends on the other section of open water, thus “time to fly”
Found this red-breasted nuthatch today, and it apparently had an itch! and had to scratch! Even at 1/1250 of a second exposure, which I tend to use for smaller birds when the light conditions allow, the foot it a bit of a whirl!
