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16-Nov-2013 Hank Vander Velde

04 20131116 155 Hooded Mergansers.jpg

Ottawa West

Another image from the past. Like in yesterday's posting, a gull is shadowing the Hooded Mergansers in order to attempt to steel any edibles they might catch and bring to the surface.

Nikon D800 ,Nikkor 500mm f/4D IF-ED AF-S II ,1.4 T.C.
1/2000s f/8.0 at 700.0mm iso250 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
Carl Carbone13-Nov-2020 15:23
Interesting pose.
Bert Ooms11-Nov-2020 20:05
A wonderfull duck, that we see only very rarely in the Netherlands. You seem to have a lot more over there.
best,
Bert
Colin Storey11-Nov-2020 19:45
Wonderful image of them all.
Nestor Derkach11-Nov-2020 16:20
Nice photograph and a good explanation of what was happening.
A very nice presentation frame works real nice with the image.
Vote
bill friedlander11-Nov-2020 15:36
Another lovely shot of the mergansers. V
francoisconstantin11-Nov-2020 14:51
Different poses with all these ducks, love it!!
Bryan Murahashi11-Nov-2020 14:42
That male looks a bit alarmed. Nicely captured.
Pierre Martin11-Nov-2020 13:17
beautiful behavior scene caught!
Claude Gagnon11-Nov-2020 12:41
Great to see them interacting like that! Nice catch :))
hayl11-Nov-2020 11:39
I haven’t seen a male yet this fall only females. Neat photo.
Tom LeRoy11-Nov-2020 10:27
I like how the ducks seem to be not bothered by the gull. Great shot from the past, Hank. V
Ann Pettigrew11-Nov-2020 06:26
They are odd looking in some ways with that big head of theirs. This is a nice photo showing their obvious field mark!
John11-Nov-2020 05:27
These are Beautiful Hank.
Helen Betts11-Nov-2020 05:26
Another excellent capture of these ducks. I especially like the one whose head feathers are a bit out of place.
joseantonio11-Nov-2020 03:42
a lovely framing and presentation.V.
Tom Munson11-Nov-2020 03:15
Cool shot Hank, and great timing on this one.
Jean Chiasson11-Nov-2020 03:11
Beautiful scene Hank V
globalgadabout11-Nov-2020 02:56
the diving must be good here with the scaup trailing alongside the mergansers...in that context the gull seems a bit of a thug..
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