Saturday Critters ~ 175 ~

Back in March, 
I took the new Nikon out on a date to practice using it.
I purchased this camera primarily for the zoom capability, 
for wildlife which was out of the reach of the Nikon I was using. 
The camera has a little bit of a kick/some movement, when zoomed in this far...
but I am pleased with the clarity of the pictures.






These Shoveler Ducks were pretty far out, certainly out of the reach of my 300 mm lens. 


Mute Swan


Canadian Goose


Male Mallard

There will be many more dates with Mr. Zoomy Nikon, as there is a learning curve for sure. 
Theses images were taken at 
Lake of the Lilies in Point Pleasant, New Jersey.
A hot spot for ducks, geese, herons, egrets and all types of wildlife.

Sharing today's images with 

Eileen at Viewing Nature With Eileen and 
Anni at I'd Rather Be Birdin 

Longwood Gardens In Spring

We took another trip to Longwood Gardens for

Spring Blooms

This may be my favorite time to visit and see the 

dogwoods, magnolias, wisterias, azaleas, columbine, foam flowers, daffodils

and more than 240,000 tulips.

More tomorrow...