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I spent some time down observing the behaviors of a local population of wintering Redhead ducks. Some interesting things were the minor territorial squabbles as the tide rose and their sandbar(and mine) started to go away. This shot is of a drake, who paused briefly mid waddle to look at me before heading into the water with the rest of the ~200 ducks. As this is part of a much larger park, we have 'ice cream vendors' pushing their carts several hundred feet away and apparently the ducks don't care for the music.
1 DX MK II : 600 f/4L II w/ 1.4X III 1/2500 : f/8 : ISO 1000
1 DX MK II : 600 f/4L II w/ 1.4X III 1/2500 : f/8 : ISO 1000
Bearded Reedling
7D2, 400/5.6 + 1.4III
7D2, 400/5.6 + 1.4III
Really nice ERHP!I spent some time down observing the behaviors of a local population of wintering Redhead ducks. Some interesting things were the minor territorial squabbles as the tide rose and their sandbar(and mine) started to go away. This shot is of a drake, who paused briefly mid waddle to look at me before heading into the water with the rest of the ~200 ducks. As this is part of a much larger park, we have 'ice cream vendors' pushing their carts several hundred feet away and apparently the ducks don't care for the music.
1 DX MK II : 600 f/4L II w/ 1.4X III 1/2500 : f/8 : ISO 1000
I love these birds and they were in my wish list last summer in Europe! Didn't see one
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Maybe because we call them Bearded Tits!I love these birds and they were in my wish list last summer in Europe! Didn't see one
Cormorant plus fish today. There's a large colony on the lake and I don't how there enough fish in it to feed them.
About a dozen or more on not a large lake. And they are voracious feeders.
In the Cormorant theme - we see primarily the Double Crested up here. Other varieties as well, but the Double Crested are in the majority.
The biggest group I've even seen at once when I had a camera in my hand with the right set-up to be able to get a decent photo. I call it "No Wake" because of the sign and the Cormorant up top directing traffic. There are 50+ together.
5D4 100-400L II w/1.4X @ 560mm F9 / 1/1600 / ISO 800
A single from this past week.
EOS-R 100-400L II w/1.4X @ 560mm F8 / 1/800 / ISO 400
The biggest group I've even seen at once when I had a camera in my hand with the right set-up to be able to get a decent photo. I call it "No Wake" because of the sign and the Cormorant up top directing traffic. There are 50+ together.
5D4 100-400L II w/1.4X @ 560mm F9 / 1/1600 / ISO 800
A single from this past week.
EOS-R 100-400L II w/1.4X @ 560mm F8 / 1/800 / ISO 400
I love 'em, and I love to watch them fish.. The size of the meals they take and eat is amazing.
Finally had a snow in Chapel Hill. Always a good time for the birds.
5DMKIV, 600II + 1.4III, ISO 640, f 7.1.
5DMKIV, 600II + 1.4III, ISO 640, f 7.1.
