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08-FEB-2011 Hank v/d Velde

20110208 293 SERIES - Common Merganser HP 5.jpg

THE CHASE CONTINUES.

Four images of the Female Merganser trying to protect her lunch. Continued from yesterday's posting.

Top Image: A brief respite. The Catfish seems to be begging for mercy.


Oh! Here we go again.


Flanked on each side.


And now a Black joins THE CHASE. (Note the icicles on the head of the Merganser.)

Final Posting of this SERIES tomorrow. Do you think she got to eat/swallow her catch?

Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 300mm f/4 ED-IF AF-S
1/1000s f/6.3 at 420.0mm iso320 hide exif
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Date/Time08-Feb-2011 14:36:58
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ModelNIKON D300
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Focal Length420 mm
Exposure Time1/1000 sec
Aperturef/6.3
ISO Equivalent320
Exposure Bias-0.33
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
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godro21-Apr-2012 00:50
Nice work!!!
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal15-Feb-2011 10:20
Prachtige serie Hank!!
Ton
Colin Storey12-Feb-2011 20:36
I hope she did, but I fear she gave up, great series.
Ali Majdfar12-Feb-2011 17:13
Outstanding series! ~V
Fong Lam12-Feb-2011 16:24
Great action captures and very colorful, Hank....V
Carol Rollins12-Feb-2011 14:46
Fantastic continuing series, Hank! I can hardly wait to know if all her efforts paid off. ~
Guest 12-Feb-2011 14:46
What an exciting series! Hope he eats it ok, it's no good sharing the catch :) V
Randy Adams12-Feb-2011 14:43
exciting series Hank! love the flanking shot..and the icicles! V
s_barbour12-Feb-2011 14:32
Wow, spectacular shots Hank. Hardly seems fair that the Merganser does all the work and the Mallards expect lunch too!V
an nguyen12-Feb-2011 14:31
Whoa, so cool, I thought seeing a short movie in slide show .
Ghislaine et Réal Boulet12-Feb-2011 13:32
A great serie. Interesting those icicles on the head feathers
Michal Leszczynski12-Feb-2011 12:48
Wonderful series, Hank, V
Lennart Waara12-Feb-2011 10:45
Superb series of the merganser in work looking for and finding food! really great work!
Guest 12-Feb-2011 10:43
Excellent capture in action . Fantastic series, wonderful timing Hank !!!!!!!
Stephanie12-Feb-2011 10:00
Sitting on the edge of my seat waiting to see who wins! Love this series Hank! :)
January Grey12-Feb-2011 08:13
Great behavioral series, Hank. Those Mallards are really curious!
Glenn Dean (Vatorman)12-Feb-2011 07:53
Awesome series in a simple action of life. Wonderful noted details too. BV!
We hopes she gets to keep her lunch.
Joanne Kamo12-Feb-2011 02:55
Awesome series, the icicles are amazing and those Mallards never give up!
jychamberland12-Feb-2011 02:41
very nice serie and scenery Hank! it seem very gourmand this merganser :-)
Lise De Serres12-Feb-2011 02:22
Very nice serie, yap I think the merganser got to swallow it!!
Gary Fairhead12-Feb-2011 02:13
Great seies Hank....I suspect the mallards were just curious but that merganser was wise to not put all her hard work at risk :-)
hge5412-Feb-2011 01:50
Mallards don't even eat fish, do they. I have seen them eat slugs. Fascinating saga, Hank.V
Maja Waiss12-Feb-2011 01:12
Great again! V
Marcia Colelli12-Feb-2011 00:49
Fantastic series, wonderful timing V
Jim Coffman12-Feb-2011 00:10
Great series,Hank! Did that merganser ever swallow that fish?
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