After that visit to Kanata, I headed back to the Fletcher Wildlife Garden to check out the duck pond and the feeder. It was a productive trip...once I got "unstuck" from the driveway into the FWG (thank you CAA!!!).
The duck pond was full of mallards. Unfortunately, I couldn't get quite low enough to get many good shots because of the height of the snow around the pond. The light was also pretty harsh given the time (due to the little tow truck delay).
Spring must be almost here - I heard and saw my first red winged blackbirds of the season.

ISO 640, 1/500, f/16, 210 mm
Manual Mode, Handheld, Cropped from Horizontal
Saw this little fellow at the FWG today, too. I think it's a female American Goldfinch with her winter plumage. [UPDATE: Super-Birder Ethan Meleg confirmed my ID...I was right!]

ISO 640, 1/400, f/16, 300 mm
Manual Mode, Handheld, Cropped from Horizontal

ISO 640, 1/200, f/13, 300 mm
Fill Flash
Manual Mode, Handheld, ~70% crop
And here is evidence of the "stuckness." The people I trapped in the garden were awfully friendly, helpful and patient (perhaps because they are also Nikon photographers!).


So...here's to hoping spring comes soon so that these ruts melt away and let us have freer access to the FWG and the trails at the Arboretum.
- Frances
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