For Anya's birthday, we took a day trip over to Cuyahoga Valley National Park. We got a later start than we had hoped, so we didn't get to do as much as we had planned, but one stop we did make was to the Beaver Marsh Boardwalk. The amount of wildlife alongside the trail and boardwalk was impressive - especially how many calm water fowl the provided some very nice photographic opportunities.

Technical Data: Canon EOS 7D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM at 400mm, 1/800 sec at f/8. ISO 1600. IS Mode 1. RAW processing and cropped in Adobe Camera Raw.

I've got so many photos from this trip that I'm going to have to share them in batches or it would take me weeks to get through them all. Just mouseover the thumbnails below for the larger version.

Green Heron	Juvenile Wood Ducks	Blue Heron	Wood Duck (?)
Blue Heron	Water Lily	Juvenile Green Heron	Blue Heron

And one last fun one for this batch... I just love the inquisitive look that duck on the right is giving me. It really did feel like some of these birds were more curious than scared. I definitely was getting closer to these birds than I have ever gotten to any of them when they're here on our pond at the house.

Technical Data: Canon EOS 7D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM at 400mm, 1/250 sec at f/8. ISO 800. IS Mode 1. RAW processing and cropped in Adobe Camera Raw.

Be sure to come back tomorrow as I still have plenty more to share!

- Bill