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After the deed, a bath and air dry are necessary
Mar 27, 2024 17:43:04   #
bajadreamer Loc: Baja California Sur
 
I am surprised my "winter ducks" are still around. Usually they have all headed north by this time, but this pair of Hooded Mergansers may have decided to stay here this summer as I have images of them copulating in my community pond. After the deed was done, she had to take a bath and then dry her feathers. From this shot it is obvious why this species has to beat their wings very rapidly to fly. Shot with a Canon R5, a 600 mm f/4.0 lens with a 2.0X extender (1200 mm), at ISO 10,000, SS 1/3200, f/8.0 (wide open with this combo), EC -0.3 (to avoid blowing out the whites especially on the male). DXO Pure Raw 4 was used to convert and then very little processing was done in PS. About 80% FF.


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Mar 27, 2024 17:52:41   #
kpmac Loc: Ragley, La
 
A very nice image.

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Mar 27, 2024 18:17:34   #
UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT
 
Very nice catch!

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Mar 27, 2024 18:22:35   #
robertjerl Loc: Corona, California
 
bajadreamer wrote:
I am surprised my "winter ducks" are still around. Usually they have all headed north by this time, but this pair of Hooded Mergansers may have decided to stay here this summer as I have images of them copulating in my community pond. After the deed was done, she had to take a bath and then dry her feathers. From this shot it is obvious why this species has to beat their wings very rapidly to fly. Shot with a Canon R5, a 600 mm f/4.0 lens with a 2.0X extender (1200 mm), at ISO 10,000, SS 1/3200, f/8.0 (wide open with this combo), EC -0.3 (to avoid blowing out the whites especially on the male). DXO Pure Raw 4 was used to convert and then very little processing was done in PS. About 80% FF.
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Plump looking, maybe too plump to migrate with those wings so they just decided to stay where the eating is good enough to make them that plump during the winter.

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Mar 27, 2024 18:36:50   #
Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis
 
bajadreamer wrote:
I am surprised my "winter ducks" are still around. Usually they have all headed north by this time, but this pair of Hooded Mergansers may have decided to stay here this summer as I have images of them copulating in my community pond. After the deed was done, she had to take a bath and then dry her feathers. From this shot it is obvious why this species has to beat their wings very rapidly to fly. Shot with a Canon R5, a 600 mm f/4.0 lens with a 2.0X extender (1200 mm), at ISO 10,000, SS 1/3200, f/8.0 (wide open with this combo), EC -0.3 (to avoid blowing out the whites especially on the male). DXO Pure Raw 4 was used to convert and then very little processing was done in PS. About 80% FF.
I am surprised my "winter ducks" are sti... (show quote)



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Mar 27, 2024 18:59:42   #
jdtonkinson Loc: Red Wing, MN
 
Great shot and story.

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Mar 27, 2024 22:33:17   #
NMGal Loc: NE NM
 
Great capture.

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Mar 28, 2024 08:15:46   #
theaverlo Loc: Iowa
 
Great catch!

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Mar 28, 2024 09:55:37   #
raymondh Loc: Walker, MI
 
Iā€™m sooooooo big!

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Mar 28, 2024 12:19:42   #
joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA
 
bajadreamer wrote:
I am surprised my "winter ducks" are still around. Usually they have all headed north by this time, but this pair of Hooded Mergansers may have decided to stay here this summer as I have images of them copulating in my community pond. After the deed was done, she had to take a bath and then dry her feathers. From this shot it is obvious why this species has to beat their wings very rapidly to fly. Shot with a Canon R5, a 600 mm f/4.0 lens with a 2.0X extender (1200 mm), at ISO 10,000, SS 1/3200, f/8.0 (wide open with this combo), EC -0.3 (to avoid blowing out the whites especially on the male). DXO Pure Raw 4 was used to convert and then very little processing was done in PS. About 80% FF.
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A striking shot šŸŽ–ļøšŸŽ–ļøšŸŽ–ļø

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Mar 30, 2024 16:59:26   #
JeffDavidson Loc: Originally Detroit Now Los Angeles
 
Great capture.

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Mar 30, 2024 23:05:01   #
Bubalola Loc: Big Apple, NY
 
bajadreamer wrote:
I am surprised my "winter ducks" are still around. Usually they have all headed north by this time, but this pair of Hooded Mergansers may have decided to stay here this summer as I have images of them copulating in my community pond. After the deed was done, she had to take a bath and then dry her feathers. From this shot it is obvious why this species has to beat their wings very rapidly to fly. Shot with a Canon R5, a 600 mm f/4.0 lens with a 2.0X extender (1200 mm), at ISO 10,000, SS 1/3200, f/8.0 (wide open with this combo), EC -0.3 (to avoid blowing out the whites especially on the male). DXO Pure Raw 4 was used to convert and then very little processing was done in PS. About 80% FF.
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Love that Hoodie girl, Baja!

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Mar 31, 2024 00:14:49   #
robertjerl Loc: Corona, California
 
I just remembered a thing about small wings I was trying to remember when I saw this little guy.

The F-104 Starfighter had short wings and went fast to make up for it.

Long ago I read that one of the plane's nicknames was the "Hooker" because it had no visible means of support.

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Mar 31, 2024 14:36:04   #
topcat Loc: Alameda, CA
 
Nice capture

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