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    Today’s Photo From Ted Grussing Photography: Most Beautiful

    By Ted Grussing
    November 21, 2022No Comments
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    … the Mandarin Duck is generally considered to be the most beautiful duck in the world and it is easy to see why … there are permanent colonies of them in California and like many introduced species they seem to be doing well and spreading. I heard of them being sighted at Lynx Lake in Prescott and it took a little convincing, but I went down there with friends last Friday morning and it was very much worth the trip. They are small … about the same size as Wood Ducks which are also extraordinarily beautiful.

    They came ashore to get gravel to aid in the digestion of their food; ducks have no teeth so they ingest gravel which is used in the gizzard to grind up the food. A North American Coot got a little bossy and our Mandarin duck was rearing back to attack if need be … The Coot backed down and all was peaceful again.

    The shot below is of a White Breasted Nuthatch a very tiny bird that landed about five feet from me while I was laying on the ground near shore … that so as to get near eye level shots of the Mandarin ducks in the water … the Nuthatches’ only weigh an ounce +/- and from that distance it was an easy shot to fill the frame.

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    It was a fun day which led into a very wonderful weekend and in not that many hours it resumes with an early departure to Lake Pleasant and see what new creatures have been coming in there. Have a beautiful day and share a smile with those you meet and greet … always nice to see another persons face light up.

    Cheers,

    Ted

    I sat with the stars on the hill of life
    And looked at the world below.
    I ran with the winds where the winds begin
    And followed them where they blow.

    I lay by the sea on the beaten rock
    And rode on the farthest wave,
    I watched by a child on its night of birth
    And followed it to its grave.

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    And love in the still of the star-flecked night,
    When earth was all strewn with gold,
    Has lifted my heart like the chords of song
    Oft sung in the worlds of old.

    And though I have not understood all this,
    Made up a laugh and a wail,
    I think the God of the world knows all,
    And someday will tell the tale.

    Life by Max Ehrmann

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    The easiest way to reach Mr. Grussing is by email: ted@tedgrussing.com

    In addition to sales of photographs already taken Ted does special shoots for patrons on request and also does air-to-air photography for those who want photographs of their airplanes in flight. All special photographic sessions are billed on an hourly basis.

    Ted also does one-on-one workshops for those interested in learning the techniques he uses.  By special arrangement Ted will do one-on-one aerial photography workshops which will include actual photo sessions in the air.

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