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Gadwall pair.jpg
Stanley Jones

Gadwall pair.jpg (Mareca strepera)

Gadwall pair (Mareca strepera).
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Habitat
Cedar Park is situated in the Lampasas Cut Plain vegetation area. Urban business district. An ephemeral creek impoundment (ponds) bisected by Discovery Blvd, the ponds are surrounded by a wide concrete bike and walk path with the pond’s margins lined with Baccharis sp., Solidago sp., King Ranch Bluestem (Bothriochloa ischaemum var. songarica), and large patches of soft-stemmed club-bulrush (Schenoplectus tabernaemontana: Cyperaceae). The club-bulrush being in the water’s edge. The elevation is 285 m (935 ft).
Location
Cedar Park, Williamson County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
November 2021
Scientific name
Mareca strepera
Equipment used
Canon
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Kits
Lovely setting, lighting and composition, Stanley.
 
bievreJJ
they're such elegant ducks, Stanley, great to have both of them together, superb details and colors, top marks, many tfs!!
 
KC Foggin
Supporter
Such a beautiful and well lit image of these Gadwalls and so nicely captured Stan!
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
608
Comment count
11

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1250 second(s)
ISO
500
Filename
Gadwall pair, Cedar Park-adjust.jpg
File size
1.2 MB
Date taken
Fri, 12 November 2021 10:53 PM
Dimensions
1024px x 695px

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