Yesterday our ugly weather finally went away. While the sun did not shine, the snow, sleet and high winds were finally a thing of the past. I decided to walk the Lester Park Golf Course and check out its five ponds. As the course is still closed due to the wet spring, I had the links to myself, which also meant I both did not have to dodge golf balls, or have golfers scare birds. I did have to put up with some light fog, but that was a minor issue.

I was quickly pleased to see a huge number of Ruby-Crowned Kinglets were migrating through the area. However capturing one in a photograph was difficult. Light fog means low light, and these birds move fast and rarely sit still. Thus, I observed the habits of this bird. Most of the kinglets would move around the shores of the ponds, picking great bug ambush spots. Thus, I need to think like a bird and guess likely landing locations. The process worked and quite often the birds landed on the reeds which I had already focused my camera upon. Thus … in wildlife photography … anticipate!

Ruby-Crowned Kinglets

By this morning the kinglets were gone, but my first Tree Swallows had occupied the same ponds. It was nice to see the swallows. This morning there was sun (and 33F!)