I actually got out of bed early this morning – early for me anyway. I found my way downtown and to McKinley Park. Lots of ducks and kids throwing bread. I took my camera and my friend Chucks 80-400mm lens. After walkin around a bit I came to the conclusion that trying to take pictures of the birds when the kids were feeding them was a bust. Either the birds took off for the bread once I got focused on them or the birds chased some poor scared kid and I felt it my duty to save them LOL!
I decided that sitting down in the middle of the group of birds and waiting would be fun. Eventually a couple of birds came and took a look at me and a few even took naps near me. One bird in particular really liked me. Well, at least it followed me around for a bit ( a think it wanted bread :0 ). I named this bird Wrinkle cause his/her beak was kind of wrinkly. Wrinkle and I walked about and took some pictures of ducks. We watched a squirrel and had a cup of coffee with bread.
Now I will introduce you to Wrinkle:
I suppose I should re-learn my birds. I do have the Egret v Crane down ( I think) and the Coot. Somehow it is just kind of fun enjoying their beauty without having to identify them.