Duck, Duck, Goose!

Patience and perseverance are the keys to photographing these fine-feathered waterfowl in their natural habitat

- Debbie Reichelt

Nestled in the heart of my hometown of Portage la Prairie, Man., and flanking our beautiful Island Park, is an often-overlooked wetland known as Crescent Lake. This little oxbow lake attracts a variety of waterfowl species such as pelicans, plovers, grebes, plus the occasional swan. However, it is the colourful mallard ducks and the oodles of Canada geese which descend on the water every year that provide me with a ready source of wild birds to photograph.