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Blue Duck
peterday

Blue Duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos hymenolaimus)

Endemic and endangered - less than 2500 individuals left. The bill has a fleshy lobe on the undersurface which enables them to scrape invertebrates from rocks without damaging the bill.
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Habitat
Mountain streams
Location
Turangi, North Island, New Zealand
Date taken
30 October 2023
Scientific name
Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos hymenolaimus
Equipment used
Canon EOS 90D with Canon EF 300mm f2.8L IS II USM + 2.0 extender 111
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Kits
A great portrait of this endangered duck, Peter.
 
Doc Duck
I remember walking along a stream there looking for these. No luck, though I did get some nice Fantail shots for my efforts. And it was a pretty walk.
 

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Category
New Zealand, Southern Oceans, Antarctica
Added by
peterday
Date added
View count
322
Comment count
11

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS 90D
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
600.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1250 second(s)
ISO
2000
Filename
2347 Duck, Blue, Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos, NEW ZEALAND.jpg
File size
279.2 KB
Date taken
Mon, 30 October 2023 4:25 PM
Dimensions
1024px x 819px

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