Swinging the gun on waterfowl

[tjwatty]

All great advice, it is amazing how much an old dog can learn by being open minded.
Now my take.(probably wrong)
I hunt ducks on the Mississippi, usually a long way from shore. It has been my observation, that without anything but sky as a background, it is very hard for my little pea sized brain to decide how big and or fast a particular duck is moving. What I mean is, a mallard is not as fast as a teal but without a referance all my brain sees is a duck. I miss a lot because I over lead or under lead passing ducks without a background. I try to use the butt, head, beak method but it doesn't always work. I just do what I tell the guys at the range I do. DON'T THINK JUST SHOOT!! Seems that when I just relax and let my instincts do it I usually come out better.