Up for air by Helen Betts

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14-Feb-2019

Up for air

The northern shovelers were so pretty, when I could actually see more than just their rear ends sticking up out of the water, that is.

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by Pbase are decidedly unsharp.

Pretty feathers, posted earlier:

Nikon Z 7 ,Nikkor AF-S 300/4E PF ED VR with FTZ adapter
1/1600s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso320 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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Julie Oldfield		17-Feb-2019 13:38
Amazing color. V

Alexander Kazakov		17-Feb-2019 12:05
Beautiful! V

Hank Vander Velde		16-Feb-2019 19:13
Super shot of this colorful Shoveler Helen.

Nirvan Hope		16-Feb-2019 18:49
Love that big 'shovel'.

Blandine Mangin		16-Feb-2019 17:07
très belle prise ! v

Jeff Real		16-Feb-2019 15:31
The details are really beautiful! Great work, Helen V

janescottcumming		16-Feb-2019 15:29
Wow, these guys have huge bills don't they! V

danad		16-Feb-2019 15:24
Great timing ! Enough to see the beautiful colors of the feathers...V.

Nick Paoni		16-Feb-2019 15:06
Love the colors on this shoveler.

carabias		16-Feb-2019 14:12
The duck enjoys its sauce! Nice capture. V

Jim Coffman		16-Feb-2019 13:52
Excellent capture of this pretty Shoveler!!

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal		16-Feb-2019 11:20
Wonderful shot of this Shoveler, this is fantastic work Helen. V

Ika Zinka Eferl		16-Feb-2019 10:35
I think these are such attractive bird, and you've captured him very well. V

Chris Morton		16-Feb-2019 09:21
Got the beak almost out of the water!

Bill Miller		16-Feb-2019 08:21
I also enjoy watching the shovelers. They are very characterful.

joseantonio		16-Feb-2019 06:03
great timing for this scene.V.