The same green-winged teal as before, now swimming above his reflection. He and his mate stayed in the area feeding for quite a while before swimming a little further off to feed. Teal are noticeably smaller than mallards but larger than the little diving ducks like ruddies and bufflehead, so even with a telephoto lens they have to approach pretty close for a frame filling shot like this one.

When looking for wildlife, its tough sometimes to know whether you should just stay in the same spot for a while and see what comes to you, or if you should move around and see what you can find. Often times it comes down to my mood and my instinct, particularly at a place like Ridgefield that I’ve visited many times.

On this morning, I was reflective and content to sit and see what happened, and I’m thankful that I did as the teal were not in sight when I first stopped to watch the eagle. The following morning, however, I was quite restless and spent most of the time on the move.