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The little orange bit of color in the middle of its wings is the lantana bloom. I also think of the old song "I'll fly away" and dedicate this to a lovely friend.
Two bufflehead couples were on Commonwealth Lake when I visited, and kept flying back and forth between two spots on the lake, affording me a few chances at catching them mid flight. Some worked out!
With the sun and mist rising on the river...Canada Geese evolve their early morning takeoff !
Pushing on that trigger is like pulling magic into my very soul....Darrell.
Have a safe and spectacular day dear Flickr friends !
Wood Ducks are our most colorful duck here in Florida. The males are the most striking and I liked the green duckweed background. They don't give a lot of warning before takeoff but there are a few tells. When they stop feeding or paddling and are looking off in the distance, I like to think of it as "talking to the control tower for takeoff clearance". Sometimes the female will bob her head and they'll have a brief conversation. Other times, they just take off out of the blue. (Aix sponsa)
A flock of snow geese on the ground will periodically erupt into the air, circle around, and then return to continue their foraging. It is an impressive sight to see (and to hear). It would seem that you can't take a bad picture of such an event, but it is actually maddeningly frustrating. I selected this image (among many, many) because my eye was able to settle on the one goose in the lower left. Now I understand a bit better the phenomenon that a group can foil a predator because the abundance of prey ironically makes choosing a single one difficult.