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Dimensions9000 x 3000
Original file size3.76 MB
Image typeJPEG
Color spacesRGB
Date taken22-Feb-14 09:20
Date modified3-Aug-24 18:15
Shooting Conditions

Camera makeNIKON CORPORATION
Camera modelNIKON D2X
Focal length600 mm
Focal length (35mm)900 mm
Max lens aperturef/4
Exposure1/1000 at f/5
FlashNot fired
Exposure bias-2/3 EV
Exposure modeAuto
Exposure prog.Aperture priority
ISO speedISO 100
Metering modePattern
Digital zoom1x
Lesser Scaup_001_JF00989

Lesser Scaup_001_JF00989

There is an interloper among these Scaups. Can you spot him?

In winter, or during the non-breeding seasons, ducks, like songbirds, often form loose social groups composed of other birds of similar kinds. Songbirds with songbirds, ducks with other ducks. The interloper here is a male Ring-necked Duck. Don't bother looking for the ring on his neck. It is not obvious at all. But he also sports rings around his bill.

Location: A man-made stormwater management pond, Bristow, VA