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Smew (Redhead)
a.dancy

Smew (Redhead) (Mergellus albellus)

The weather conditions and my body posture make this probably the hardest shot I have taken. Isolating the bird among about 50 coots that had coralled in to an unfrozen patch of water was going to be near impossible but lady luck went my way. I just don't know how some of you guys manage at -30!
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Habitat
Frozen Lake
Location
Clifton CP Greater Manchester
Date taken
24th December 2010
Scientific name
Mergellus albellus
Equipment used
Canon 40D Canon 100-400 H/H
Screech
Excellent eye level image Adrain, hope you shook the water out of camera :) :t: :t:

screech
 
ChrisKten
Excellent image, Adrian; great angle, detail, and colours, very well done mate. (I'm used to low temps from Fishing for most of my life, but I must admit that I've still not mastered keeping the camera steady while shivering|=)|)
 
a.dancy
Thanks:t:

When I finished I couldn't care about the camera:eek!: ...I was soaked and it was freezing and a 4 mile walk through deep snow....the stupid things we do:eek!:
 
aloktewari
Opus Editor
Two terrific images Adrian ... hats off to amount of hard work you put in to get these amazing shots my friend ... well done ... we are truly fortunate to view them ... thnx ...
 
swarovskiuser
What a super image to have been lying dormant on your hard-drive since 2010 Adrian,great you have brought it to the surface! excellent colour and detail well done!!!!.
 
ken1940golf
Oh wow Adrian!! this whole image is absolutely beautiful mate,, well worth any discomfort my friend, :t::t::t:
 
Macswede
A lovely low-level capture, Adrian! I've never been anywhere near this close to a Smew.
 

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