Merry X-mas and a healthy 2010

Have fun,

Dirk-Jan

Tufted ducks

Dear friends,

After a few weeks of lousy 'grey' weather, winter arrived in Holland! Since a few days it's freezing and the weather forecast for tomorrow predicts snow. Time to take the cameras outside. Last sunday, I visited the harbour of Harderwijk. A juvenile common loon was using this harbour as its winter residence. The loon wasn't too much interested in playing the leading part. It was present but remained at intermediate distance from the interested photographers. The leading part, at least for me, was played by a couple of tufted ducks. By choosing a low angle of view, it was possible to obtain intimate portraits of these beautiful birds. They were quite cooperative as they took a rest just a few meters from me. Well, it was only a small nap ...... just have a look at the attentive eye!

Cheers, Dirk-Jan