PHOTOGRAPHY

PERHAPS THEY SLIPPED RIGHT BY YOU UNNOTICED WHEN YOU HAD your lens pointed upward; maybe they fail to catch your attention precisely because you see them everywhere. Ducks, however, sport some of the most striking and intricate plumage in nature and so are well worth training your camera on. And although they’re wary in the wilderness, when they migrate to urban waters, they may become very approachable. Ducks also become quite social in the fall, gathering in large groups like the Mallards above, so head out and join the flock.

Grail Bird

Wood Duck

These incredibly photogenic ducks gather during the autumn on shady,