Jeannine St-Amour
Ottawa, CA
Member since February 23, 2008
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Looking back
We had some rare visitors in Ottawa this fall, 5 Long-tailed duck. Such a treat when you realize they are not that skittish and at times, would come up right in front of you after a dive.
Preening session
An American Widgeon is preening in the fall water reflection. A duck we only see in the migration time in the Ottawa area but always a treat to capture.
The beauty of the immature
This is an immature Chestnut-sided Warbler during fall migration. Not a bird I see very often even during the spring migration. According to Audubon, their numbers may have declined somewhat in recent decades.
Swimming in the fall reflection
Male Wood Duck - We are very lucky here in Ottawa to have these stunning ducks all summer long but fall is certainly my favorite season to capture their stunning colours.
Focused on food!
This was quite a morning. The light, the river and then this Red-breasted Merganser swimming by the shore was just a wonderful moment I was not expecting. This subject is not usually in our area that time of the year so that was a pleasant surprise. I absolutely love capturing ducks in big waves and even though these waves were not that big but they had that very interesting colour and movement to frame the subject. In this case, because of the wave movement and my camera angle, we are able to see the beak in the water a split second before it dove in.