It was back in October, after having breakfast, I looked outside and it looked as if there was going to be bright sunrise, I changed and headed out. It was a windy morning as I looked for calm water. I found some and even better I had the place to myself. The clouds started to light up and I started to take pictures. A car stopped nearby and out came a friend with a warm beverage in his hand. It was his day off and he was out looking for birds. As we chatted the sky got brighter and not far from us two Hooded Mergansers landed. They were causing small ripples in the water as they dove for food. I have seen way too many landscape photographers scare the birds away, sometimes by throwing rocks at them. My thoughts are simple on this topic, They are eating to survive and I’m taking a picture. So the birds did their thing just out of the frame and we got rewarded when the light scattered across the clouds. A great start to the day.
