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14-Feb-2019

The 'shovel'

Somebody had said on a previous picture that they’d like to see the northern shoveler “shovel,” which is hard to capture because they seem to spend most of their time with their heads under water. This was the best shot I could get of it.

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

Golden orchids, posted earlier:

Nikon Z 7 ,Nikkor AF-S 300/4E PF ED VR with FTZ adapter
1/2000s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso320 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time14-Feb-2019 15:04:48
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON Z 7
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length300 mm
Exposure Time1/2000 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent320
Exposure Bias0.00
White Balance0
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (7)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Pierre05-Mar-2019 12:04
Une splendide prise du bec imposant de ce canard souchet! V
Milan Vogrin05-Mar-2019 08:22
Great catch!V!
Graeme28-Feb-2019 11:37
I love the head detail of this duck and the eye.V
larose forest photos27-Feb-2019 02:19
Your bird shots keep getting better and better! This is fabulous, particularly getting that shovel-like bill. V
Jay Levin27-Feb-2019 01:42
Outstanding capture, Helen, including especially the bill. V
Julie Oldfield27-Feb-2019 00:32
It has beautiful colors. I haven’t seen a duck like it. V
bill friedlander27-Feb-2019 00:18
Superb catch. The eye is in perfect focus and the colors are great. V
Hank Vander Velde26-Feb-2019 23:51
Super shot of this beautiful duck Helen. Keep at it, one day you will catch it just floating around.
janescottcumming26-Feb-2019 23:26
Wonderful with the bit of purple on his head. V
Dan Greenberg26-Feb-2019 23:23
I love the subtle glow of purple on the back of his head. Very nice capture. ~V~
Mairéad26-Feb-2019 21:20
A very handsome bird with gorgeous colours. V
marie-jose wolff26-Feb-2019 21:04
beautiful iridescent colors in his plumage, great capture! V
Nick Paoni26-Feb-2019 21:01
These birds are so interesting. Love its colors.
globalgadabout26-Feb-2019 19:57
dig this image, so adroitly captured..
Martin Lamoon26-Feb-2019 19:35
Wonderful capture.
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Chris Morton26-Feb-2019 18:46
catching the head colour nicely too
Tom Munson26-Feb-2019 16:56
Awesome tack sharp capture.
Suzanne Lanthier26-Feb-2019 15:59
Great shot Helen ! Proud of you ;-)
Jim Coffman26-Feb-2019 15:45
Superb capture of this shoveler!
Dwight Rankine26-Feb-2019 15:35
They do their shoveling under water, Good shot, Helen.