I spent this morning at Huntley Meadows Park. There was a layer of ice on the wetlands near the boardwalk, but in the distance there was open water and that is where just about all of the birds were hanging out.  I could see Mallards, Pintails, Mergansers, Shovelers and maybe a Teal or two through my binoculars but they were all too far away to photograph. The only birds willing to hang around the ice nearby were Canada Geese and Ring-billed Gulls like the one above.  The gull, like me, was just waiting around for something to come closer…