Waterfowl
Featured Work
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Pelican Through Marsh Grass by Ryan Houston
I was standing behind some marsh grasses, but I think they add to the effect… :)
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Camra curious....... by jdmphotography
Mallard duck The mallard is a large and heavy looking duck. It has a long body and a long and broad bill. The male has a dark green head, a yellow bill, is mainly purple-brown on the breast and grey on the body. The female is mainly brown with an orange bill. It breeds in all parts of the UK in summer and winter, wherever there are suitable wetland habitats, although it is scarcer in upland areas. Mallards in the UK may be resident breeders or migrants – many of the birds that breed in Iceland and northern Europe spend the winter here. / Where to see them It is the commonest duck and most widespread so you have a chance of seeing it just about anywhere where there is suitable wetland habitat, even in urban areas. / When to see them All year round. / What they eat Seeds, acorns and berries, plants, insects and shellfish.
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Seagulls #4 ~ Dutch Harbor, Alaska ~ by lanebrain photography
This is a photograph of a group of seagulls that were following the commercial fishing vessel that I work aboard in the Bering Sea, Alaska.
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Pelican Preening by francophotos
Featured in the Waterfowl group Pelican Male preening In captivity UK / Highly Endangered species.
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Egret, Swan River, Ascot, Western Australia by Elaine Teague
Shot with a Pentax MZ60 and scanned into Photoshop with a little tweaking. / Egret was featured in the ‘Waterfowl’ group. / Click here to visit my Red Bubble Site gallery. /
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Flamingo abstract....... by jdmphotography
Flamingo….... Flamingos filter-feed on brine shrimp. Their oddly-shaped beaks are specially adapted to separate mud and silt from the food they eat, and are uniquely used upside-down. The filtering of food items is assisted by hairy structures called lamellae which line the mandibles, and the large rough-surfaced tongue. The flamingo’s characteristic pink colouring is caused by the Beta carotene in their diet. Flamingos frequently stand on one leg. The reason for this behavior is not fully known. One common theory is that tucking one leg beneath the body may conserve body heat, but this has not been proven. It is often suggested that this is done in part to keep the legs from getting wet, in addition to conserving energy. As well as standing in the water, flamingos may stamp their webbed feet in the mud to stir up food from the bottom.
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GLOWING GOSLING by ldeiter78
5/14/09 ~ Feature and Top Ten in the Birds challenge – Made by Nature group ~ Thank you Members!!!!!!! 4/30/09 ~ Featured in Waterfowl ~ thank you!!!! 4/29/09 ~ Featured in Sets of Two ~ Thank you!!!!! This little gosling looked like a golden fluff ball outlined with the warm glow of the evening sun. Taken 4/27/09 at Fort Hunter, along the Susquehanna River, Harrisburg, PA. / . / GOLDEN FLUFF BALL / / . / GLOWING GOSLING / gosling
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Anhinga by Karl Davis
Anhinga, Gemini Springs Park, Debary, Florida. Nikon D90 /
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Three Swans a Flying by Richard Heeks
Light and shade, cloud and sun. I love the way the light shines through their wings.
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Duck in motion blur by Arve Bettum
A duck landing on a lake in high speed creating motion blur. www.arvebettum.com
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Pelican Head Portrait by saseoche
Another HDR Version process in picnik software …. apply a bit of / exposure…color….sharpen….finishing in hdr technique…............. Image shot with Nikon D40X 55-200mm lens This one was in TWP Group!
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Recent Work
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Whipping up a Froth by missmoneypenny
card matted print laminated mounted canvas framed poster rb redbubble bird water bathe splash puffin froth
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Making a Splash by missmoneypenny
card matted print laminated mounted canvas framed poster rb redbubble bird water bathe splash
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Pleasssssse Can I Have Some Bread. by Rob Parsons
4.6.09 – Taken with a Fujifilm 10mp s8100. A baby goose with it’s older borther’s & sisters on Tarn Hows in the Lake District.
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The patience of a fisherman by Shellie & Steve Hill
Taken at Resevoir 1 at Riverside Park in Findlay, Ohio / Fuji FinePixS2Pro / Tamron 70-300mm @ 300mm / f~5.6 1/1000 sec ISO 100
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Great Blue Herron in Flight by Shellie & Steve Hill
Taken at Resevoir 1 in Findlay, Ohio / Fuji FinePixS2Pro / Tamron 70-300mm @ 300mm / f~5.6 1/750 sec ISO 100 minimal sharping using Gimp 2.6 / contrast and brightness adjusted slightly in Kai’s Photo Soap
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Great Blue Heron by Renee Dawson
A great blue heron patiently waits for dinner to pass by as he rests on a rocky ledge in the middle of the Moira River in Belleville, Ontario. This is the first black & white image I’ve posted using my new 100-400mm lens. It was also my first visit to this particular location to shoot waterfowl. Although I liked the color version, I was drawn to this black & white version more. Camera Details: / Canon Rebel EOS XTi with Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS USM Lens @ 400mm. SS 1/320, ISO 200, f/5.6. Shot in RAW and converted to monochrome in Digital Photo Professional. SHOT HANDHELD using the rail along the walkway for stability. I will NOT be hand holding this lens for long periods of time. My tripod and I are now going to become better acquainted…lol Bird Gallery / Black & White Gallery / Black frame, bright white matting & flat frame / / ADD RENEE TO YOUR WATCHLIST
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Pelican at the Pier by DStwrtPhotos
DStwrt Photography
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The Swan's Song by LoreLeft27
Swan at busch gardens july 4 09
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A Killdeer by David Friederich
A wetlands area I frequently visit to enjoy nature, and often to capture beautiful photographic images, was the source of this image. This 25 cm. shorebird has a heroic behaviour trait that appeals to me, and I am sure it will to you too. Wikepedia says (look for the trait I am referring to): These birds forage for food in fields, mudflats, and shores, usually by sight. They mainly eat insects. Their name comes from their frequently heard call. These birds will frequently use the “broken-wing act” to distract predators from their nests. This involves the bird walking away from its nesting area holding its wing in a position that simulates an injury and then flapping around on the ground emitting a distress call. The predators then think they have easy prey and are attracted to this seemingly injured bird and away from the nest. If the parent sees that a potential predator is not following them, they will move closer and get louder until they get the attention of the predator. To see the Killdeer broken wing act, click here To hear the “kill deer” song of these birds, click here Image captured near Campbell River, British Columbia, using a Nikon D300, with an f4 Nikkor 600 mm lens and 1.4 teleconverter, on a Gitzo monopod, ISO 320, F13, 1/640s.
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Tufted Puffin by Rick & Deb Larson
FEATURED IN AMERICAS ~ RURAL, URBAN, WILD, FREE ON 7-05-2009. PHOTO BY DEB Camera: SONY A900; f/6.3; 1/500 sec.; ISO-200; 360 mm. AS IS from camera other then CROPPING. Taken on 6-25-2009. Rick’s cousin Carol had an Alaskan Bucket List which included puffins, so Rick decided that we would take the boat down to Homer and take a day trip out into Kachamak Bay, do a little clamming for some steamers and some seabird watching around a seabird rookery. We happened upon this Tufted Puffin on our way into China Poot Bay (where we were going to dig for clams), he was so engrossed in his preening that we were able to get pretty close to him without his flying off….Carol was pretty excited that she was able to check something else off her list. Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata), a medium sized, massive billed seabird, found all along the Pacific coast of North America, spends the winter out at sea, summer months it nests in large colonies on vertical sea cliffs, adult has a big rounded head on a short neck, a stubby body with large red webbed feet, and a thick orange-red parrot like bill, the breeding adult is overall black, with a white face, and a long drooping yellow tuft behind the eye, it dives for fish, and also eats mollusks and crustaceans, it is a sociable bird and is often found with other sea birds. Information from The Encyclopedia Of North American Birds by Michael Vanner
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Excusez Moi, Buddy by Ken Haley
A young green heron comes in a little low over a startled mallard on the canoe canal in Alton Baker Park, Eugene, Oregon. July 2009.
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