On the Road is a weekday feature spotlighting reader photo submissions.
From the exotic to the familiar, whether you’re traveling or in your own backyard, we would love to see the world through your eyes.
swiftfox
Submitted for the Albatrossity Calendar.
Monocacy River, Monocacy Battlefield, MarylandMay 5, 2023
Taking pictures of a pair of common mergansers in the Monocacy River at Monocacy Battlefield, Maryland; I got home and noticed the yawning male. I’m not sure how well it will show; I was 80-100 meters away with camera set to auto iso.
eclare
Ducks!
Spanky
For the non Marylanders out there, it’s Muh-NOCK-uh-see.
Mardam
I live just a few miles from there in Frederick. Good to see more Marylanders here.
David_C
And for non-Marylanders, yes we love our flag and our Old Bay. I wonder if some more Frederick pictures would be welcome in the “travel” pictorial posts. I walk all around the city, especially Baker Park, and have a seasonal collection. Something to keep me out of trouble during Covid days.
Ken
“The Bored Merganser” sounds like a Debussy composition, maybe for oboe and strings.
Bill K
@Ken: I was going to go with Saint-Saëns myself.
Torrey
@David_C:
I can’t speak for anyone else, but take this as a “yes” vote on pictures of Frederick–or any other interesting town/city.
Yutsano
Aww he tired…
Geminid
Fun Monocacy battle fact: General Lew Wallace, the Union commander at the Monocacy battle, became better known as the author of the novel Ben Hur. Wallace finished the manuscript while Governor of New Mexico; when it was published in 1880 the novel was a best seller.