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Stanley Jones

Ring-necked Duck (male).jpg (Aythya collaris)

Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) male. He appears to be eating a tuber from Yellow Lotus (Nelumbo lutea: Nelumbonaceae). Though not visible during the winter months, Yellow Lotus carpets Shoveler pond in mid-summer.
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Habitat
Shoveler pond, freshwater marsh with open water surrounded by coastal prairie and marshes at ca. 1 m (3.3) ft elevation.
Location
Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, southwest of Winnie, Chambers County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
February 2021
Scientific name
Aythya collaris
Equipment used
Canon
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KC Foggin
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Certainly a mouth full and such a beautiful image of this Duck captured in that lovely deep blue water Stanley!
 
j toon
very nicely captured stan...beautiful buddy...the wife said look at it`s tongue ..lol...
 
B
wow!! superb photo, Stanley, perfect timing to get this amazing pose with its bill wide open, a real beauty, many tfs!!
 
peterow
A wonderful colourful and detailed capture you have of this beauty Stanley. Brilliant, well done.
 
Digiscoper321
Having difficulties swallowing the mouthful,like the way he's helping out with the tongue. Nice and interesting shot,Stanley.
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
151
Comment count
16

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1600
ISO
400
Filename
Ring-necked Duck (male) Anahuac NWR.jpg
File size
826.1 KB
Date taken
Mon, 01 February 2021 12:30 PM
Dimensions
1024px x 604px

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