On a very un-winter like day, I visited the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, New York and received free admission with my Zoo Photo Contest coupon. With temperatures reaching the mid-fifties, there was little to no snow to use for backgrounds. The duck pond still had lots of ice. It is where I found this fella trying not to slip as he made his way to the open water.
A male Smew (Mergellus albellus) slipping on the ice at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, New York.
Nikon D700/80-400VR, 1/400s, f/5.6, ISO 280, EV 0.6, 400mm focal length, cropped.
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What a fun image and not a view you expect to catch. Good luck with the entry to the contest.
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Thank you! Didn’t get many photos this time. I do like this one a lot. If we get more snow, I will go back.
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You mean…when we get more snow….right???
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Yeah, like this weekend.
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Ohhhh – ha ha ha – that looks exactly like me ice-skating across the road to the mailbox. Thank you for the chuckle.
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LOL Yeah, we have all had these moments this winter.
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What’s new with smew? Sorry couldn’t help myself! Cute picture!
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Groan!!!!
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