Fulvous Whistling Ducks

drueter · May 1, 2005

I got these shots last month at Anahuac NWR with the D2H & 300f4, handheld. There was a hawk circling above, so this group kept moving around on me and the lighting was very harsh.

A smooth landing

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Look out, I'm coming in!

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Getting to safer territory

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greyflash · May 1, 2005

Hey Don, those are some fine looking ducks. Don't know that I have ever seen one like it.

jfenton · May 1, 2005

Neat Shots

Neat Shots Don...

I've never seen these duckes here in New England...or at least I never knew I did.

Interesting that you mentioned to raptor..I was trying to shoot ducks early yesterday AM and they were really nervous...I finally realized that there was a red tail overhead.

drueter · May 1, 2005

Jim - It was an interesting toss up for the ducks -- getting into taller grasses to avoid the raptor while avoiding all the alligators around. This guy was snoozing nearby: :shock:

D2H, 24-120VR at f5.6, 120mm

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TOLady · May 1, 2005

Don, well done, esp the in-flight shot.

PhotoDawg · May 1, 2005

Nice shootin, Dave!!

Gale · May 4, 2005

Great shots,

We have a bunch of whisteling duck at Viera I hear via the Audobon Frank

I have to go out there this week end. Haven't been there in a while.

that place in Texas looks quite a bit like Veria and share the same birds and alligatore.