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Bufflehead, Male
Stanley Jones

Bufflehead, Male (Bucephala albeola)

Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) male.
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Habitat
Edwards Plateau vegetation area, sewage ponds adjacent to the Colorado River next to the river is a riparian hackberry/elm woodland and elsewhere the ponds are surrounded by open fields at 134 m (440 ft) elevation.
Location
Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory, Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
February 2023
Scientific name
Bucephala albeola
Equipment used
Canon
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Reactions: Dabs, Jim Crosswell, Scridifer and 1 other person
bievreJJ
superb photo with great lighting, nicely showing those steely colors, Stanley, top class, many tfs!!
 
Chris G6 UXU
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A beautiful detailed shot, lighting, setting and capture Stanley, many tfs and a fine set today.
 
Doc Duck
Perfect lighting! And giving you a great, snarky side-eye look as if to say "So you thought I was black and white, did you?"
 
Dabs
This handsome 'hunk' seems to know he is looking good with that arrogant posture, Stanley.

Terrific shot!
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
202
Comment count
8

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1250 second(s)
ISO
200
Filename
Bufflehead (male) Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory, Austin, Travis County.jpg
File size
1.1 MB
Date taken
Sun, 26 February 2023 10:45 AM
Dimensions
1024px x 601px

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