This shot of a drake Goldeneye was taken this weekend at the Camel estuary. A pair were present. The water was still with barely a ripple, giving this nice reflection.
Showing posts with label Goldeneye. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Goldeneye. Show all posts
Sunday, 28 November 2010
Monday, 15 February 2010
On golden pond
Continuing with the winter duck theme, this absolutely splendid and proud male Goldeneye was doing his absolute best for Valentine's Day. No special lover's card or chocolates, this glamour boy just oozed Bucephalic testosterone.
The play continued for about a minute and I just managed to capture some of the scene. The act is over in a split second and I missed the water spraying, but managed to catch these actions.
Was she worth it? She looks pretty bored and bemused with it all. It least it didn't cost him anything!
Tuesday, 10 February 2009
The perfect charmer
This stunning drake Goldeneye took the opportunity to charm two ladies at the same time! A full display of water jetting and neck bending, somersaulting and generally clowning around was offered to me on a plate some 50 yards from the hide. I used the 600mm lens with 1.4x TC giving a maximum of 850mm focal length. Exposure -0.3. WB set to Automatic as the light was changing constantly. Aperture F/6.7.
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