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Red Breasted Merganser On Rock
14 of 25 from May 2008 |
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| Mergus serrator (Red-breasted Merganser) |
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I'm impressed by how many different patterns and colours make up this duck's body. It isn't random - there is or was a reason for each bit - they each conveyed an advantage.
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| Camera: | Nikon D2x |
| Date: | Saturday, May 10th, 2008 at 2:57 PM |
| Exposure: | 1/320 sec at f5.0 |
| Gender: | Male |
| ISO: | 100 asa |
| Lens: | 80-200mm f/2.8D ED-IF AF-S Zoom-Nikkor at 200mm (equivalent field of view of a 300mm lens on a 35mm camera) With cropping (you see 23% of the image as shot), this lens is effectively a 618mm lens on a 35mm camera |
| Region: | North America, Canada, British Columbia |
| Scientific Name: | species related to Mergus serrator (Red-breasted Merganser) |
| Tag: | beach, bird |
| Larger image: | 1333 x 2000 |
| Raw image: | 1384 x 2076 |
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