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22-May-2021

Diving lessons

A leucistic mallard with her ducklings.

I had a feeling this would be a good time to visit Constitution Gardens, and so it was, with lots of duck families around. Unfortunately there was no heron or cormorants, and not even an osprey that had recently been spotted there.

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

The one bright spot in a big disappointment, posted earlier:

Nikon Z 7 ,Nikkor AF-S 300/4E PF ED VR with FTZ adapter
1/500s f/8.0 at 300.0mm iso250 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time22-May-2021 11:53:33
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON Z 7
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length300 mm
Exposure Time1/500 sec
Aperturef/8
ISO Equivalent250
Exposure Bias-0.33
White Balance0
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (7)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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lou_rozensteins03-Jun-2021 23:34
Great!
Dennis Hoyne01-Jun-2021 00:15
That drake on the left seems a bit submissive. Nice catch!
Don Mottershead30-May-2021 19:26
Somebody is a troublemaker! Wonderful capture. V
Carl Carbone29-May-2021 23:47
That's so amazing! What a great catch.
Claude Gagnon29-May-2021 23:14
Wow, this is so beautiful and so lovely :)) V
Nick Paoni29-May-2021 20:28
Your timing was impeccable to catch the dive in action.
Julie Oldfield29-May-2021 18:32
She seems to be teaching them well. What a perfectly timed image. V
Milan Vogrin29-May-2021 16:53
Great catch. V
Philip P29-May-2021 16:16
Super action capture! That's the best duckling dive shot I've seen!
Nestor Derkach29-May-2021 15:35
A very nice setting with Mother Mallard and the ducklings and a fantastic composition and excellent resolution.
Nice exposure and image size.
Vote +
bill friedlander29-May-2021 14:49
Great shot of the cute youngsters. V
danad29-May-2021 13:00
Great timing ! V.
Kevin D Warren29-May-2021 12:19
Terrific shot, especially with that arc of water trailing the little ones dive!
Pierre29-May-2021 10:54
Une belle trouvaille de cette femelle avec ses petits, une superbe observation! V
Isabel Cutler29-May-2021 10:47
How very fascinating.
hayl29-May-2021 10:21
Great photo with the duck diving little one.
Pierre Martin29-May-2021 09:41
agree with the leucistic, splendid detailed picture, like the middle one action and water spread!
globalgadabout29-May-2021 06:24
what an energetic little dabbler...that water spout it produces is remarkable, and very well captured...leucistic or not, she looks like a mallard..
Fong Lam29-May-2021 05:59
Great timing capturing those splashes.....looks like juniors are enjoying their diving lessons.....V
Ika Zinka Eferl29-May-2021 05:17
Excellent photo in all ways, Helen! V
joseantonio29-May-2021 05:00
love the splash of water.V.