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No matter how prepared we are ...
Doc Duck

No matter how prepared we are ... (Lophodytes cucullatus)

My Saturday fun for this week is one of my lifers from the CA trip. In a sense there were actually five, not four. That is, I'm pretty sure I've seen Pelagic Cormorants before, but I wasn't aware that's what I was seeing, so I guess they count as the fifth lifer now. But the second one was this Hooded Merganser. And as you can see, I had him in the frame and reasonably in focus. I even knew he was on the move (he'd been resting just before). But still ...
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Habitat
urban park with lake
Location
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco CA
Date taken
01 Mar 2016
Scientific name
Lophodytes cucullatus
Equipment used
fz200 +2.2
KC Foggin
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Did you interrupt the conversation going on between this Merganser & the Mallard? ;)

Nicely captured Doc.
 
delia todd
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LOL!! Gotta congratulate you on your Lifer there Ann.

They're beautiful birds aren't they.
 
aloktewari
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Three fabulous images ... wonderfully narrated ... congrats on an impressive lifer ... tfs ...
 

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