I was watching this bird give its 'freee beer' vocalization.

I was watching this bird give its 'freee beer' vocalization.

Fall male from Sweet Marsh, Iowa on 9/10/04.

iso 400, f/6.3, 1/640sec, exp comp plus one and one third. Canon 20D/100-400IS

A new fledgling photographed on 9/10/04 at Sweet Marsh.

There were a group of nine Willets present.

iso 400, f/6.3, 1/1000sec, exp comp plus one and one third. Canon 20D/100-400IS

First winter male working on his dark mask photographed 9/11/04 at Sweet Marsh.