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Ring-necked Duck (male).jpg
Stanley Jones

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

Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) male.
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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). November 2021
Location
Cedar Park, Williamson County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
November 2021
Scientific name
Aythya collaris
Equipment used
Canon
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KC Foggin
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A beautiful image of this male Ring-necked Duck Stanley! Very similar setting to the beautiful female you posted a while back and is in Opus!
 
bievreJJ
a great photo of this elegant little duck, Stanley, great details and lovely colors and reflections on the water, a real beauty, many tfs!!
 
delia todd
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Opus Editor
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These are so like our Tufted Duck Stanley!!!

You've a marvellous picture of this duck my friend. Excellent work - thanks so much for showing him to us.
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
527
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
400
Filename
Ring-necked Duck (male) Cedar Park.jpg
File size
671.1 KB
Date taken
Fri, 12 November 2021 2:57 AM
Dimensions
1024px x 606px

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