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Dabbling in a bit of off camera flash.
Wanted a low key shot.
Shot Details;
SB 900 set at 1/8 power fired into shoot through umbrella on camera right and white reflector to camera left.
Don't know if i am doing it right, but i liked the result.
Saw a few little 'school of Mum' duckling groups where dabbling and diving were being practised under parental supervision -
not behaviours I'd witnessed before(the school of aspect), but hey, how else do they learn?
Please see Norfolk June 2017 set www.flickr.com/photos/wendycoops224/albums/72157682817186513
Dabbling in cake decorating again with the new grandson coming. Hadn't done one in years, but I guess I need to get back into practice for birthdays to come.
Ohara dabbles in the occult.
Pinky Street PK017 "Ohara" figure with PC2016 "Yuki Nagato" accessories. The crystal skull is from a LEGO "Indiana Jones" set.
Day 52, The 365 Toy Project
21 February 2011
Here are mallard ducks who have been out of our feeder recently. Taken between April 9th and 26th, 2023 in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
This image is the result of the merger of several consecutive shots (my model held very still while I shot multiple images. I didn't use a tripod--thank goodness it was bright outside that day.)
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The American Wigeon (also American Widgeon or Baldpate), Anas americana is a species of wigeon in the dabbling duck genus Anas. If this is split up, all wigeons will go into their old genus Mareca again. It is a common and widespread duck which breeds in all but the extreme north of Canada and Alaska and also in the Interior West through Idaho, Colorado, the Dakotas, and Minnesota, as well as eastern Washington and Oregon.[2][3] It is the New World counterpart of the Eurasian Wigeon. The conservation status of this bird is Least Concern.[1]
This dabbling duck is migratory and winters farther south than its breeding range, in the southern half of the United States, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, and the Mid-Atlantic coastal region,[3][2] and further south into Central America and northwestern South America.[4] It is a rare but regular vagrant to western Europe. It is highly gregarious outside of the breeding season and will form large flocks.[2]
Male in winter plumage in New Jersey, USA
The breeding male has pinkish flanks and breast back, with a black rear end and a brilliant white patch on its wing behind the dark green speculum, obvious in flight or at rest. It has a greyish head with a green auricular and a whitish crown stripe. Their belly is also white.[3] The male's cheeks and neck are often gray and speckled, but some birds have completely white cheeks. It is 45–56 cm (18-23 inches) long, with a 32 inch wingspan and a weight of 1.6 pounds.[2] This wigeon has two adult molt per year and a juvenile molt in the first year, as well.[2]
The females are light brown, with plumage much like a female Mallard. The wing patch behind the speculum is gray. They can be distinguished from most ducks, apart from Eurasian Wigeon by shape. However, that species has a darker head and all grey underwing. The head and neck coloring of the female is different as opposed to the Eurasian Wigeon.[3]
In non-breeding (eclipse) plumage, the drake looks more like the female.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Anseriformes
Family:Anatidae
Genus:Callonetta
Species:C. leucophrys
Binomial name
Callonetta leucophrys
[group] Ducks, geese and swans | [order] ANSERIFORMES | [family] Anatidae | [latin] Callonetta leucophrys | [UK] Ringed Teal | [FR] Callonette a collier noir | [DE] Rotschulter-Ente | [ES] Pato de Collar (Arg, Uy, Bo), Pato Acollarado | [NL] Ringtaling
Length: 14-15 inches Weight: 11-12 ounces
The male and female remain colourful throughout the year, lacking an eclipse plumage. The drake has a rich chestnut back, pale grey flanks and a salmon-coloured breast speckled in black. A black band runs from the top of its head down to the nape. Females have an olive-brownish back with the head blotched and striated in white, with pencilled barring on a pale chest and belly. Both have a dark tail, a contrasting pale rump, and a distinctive white patch on the wing. Bills are grey and legs and feet are pink in both sexes. Pairs easily bond. Their contact calls are a cat-like mee-oowing in ducks, a lingering peewoo in drakes.
The Ringed Teal (Callonetta leucophrys) is a small duck of South American forests. It is the only species of the genus Callonetta. Usually placed with the dabbling ducks (Anatinae), this species may actually be closer to shelducks and belong in the subfamily Tadorninae; its closest relative is possibly the Maned Duck. female The male and female remain colourful throughout the year, lacking an eclipse plumage.
HABITAT AND RANGE: Ringed Teal ducks are found in South America, from southern Bolivia, Paraguay, and southwestern Brazil to northeastern Argentina and Uruguay. Their habitats include tropical, swampy forests and marshy clearings in well-wooded lowlands, as well as secluded pools and small streams. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS: Roughly translated, the Latin name of the Ringed Teal, Callonetta leucophrys, means “the beautiful duck with the white wing patches.
Ringed teal have strong, pointed claws on their feet and so can readily perch in trees. Length: 14-15 inches Weight: 11-12 ounces Coloration: Ringed Teal, typical of wood ducks, have beautiful iridescent greenish plumage patterns, especially on the wings. They may be distinguished by a white patch in front of the green speculum. The males have a finely speckled, pinkish breast and a buff colored head with a black posterior border, they can dive underwater to escape predators. However, they seldom dive deeper than one meter. While swimming, they hold their tails horizontally so that they do not touch the surface of the water. After dabbling, they flap their wings vigorously a few times to shake out any water that might have entered the wing pockets or other air spaces.
The ringed teal live in South America, from southern Bolivia, Paraguay and southwestern Brazil to northeastern Argentina and Uruguay in wooded habitats. They have strong, pointed claws on their feet so they can readily perch in trees. Their length can be up to 14-15 inches with a 28 inch wingspan and weight of 11-12 ounces. Typical of wood ducks, they have beautiful iridescent greenish plumage patterns, especially on the wings. Their legs are light pink, the slender bill bluish grey and the eyes brown.
Physical characteristics
Males are pale faced with black crown and hindneck, a white hip patch, gray barred flanks, blue bill, and pink legs. Females are patterned similarly overall with pale underparts barred brown and a brown face marked with pale stripes. Both sexes of Ringed Teal can be easily recognized in flight by a white greater covert patch and green secondaries.
Habitat
They are found near secluded pools, small streams, swampy tropical forests, ponds, marshy clearings in low woodlands, and often in forested habitats.
Feeding
The feeding habits of the ringed teal label them as ?puddle ducks?. They are surface feeders as opposed to diving ducks. They feed by dipping their head, neck and front of the body under water with the tail in the air. This behavior is called ?up-ending.? They maintain this position with foot action, grazing on submerged bottom plants. After dabbling, they flap their wings vigorously a few times to shake out any water that might have entered the wing pockets and other air spaces.
Conservation
This species has an extremely large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence 30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size may be moderately small to large, but it is not believed to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern. [conservation status from birdlife.org]
Breeding
Ringed teals, like other wood ducks form strong pair-bonds, although they are not necessarily life-long. The male exhibits preening as part of his courtship displays, in which he flashes the iridescent wing colors toward the female to attract her attention. The male also swims around the female in a figure- eight pattern while throwing his head back and whistling. Breeding takes place in the water. Almost all ringed teal nests are in holes or other tree cavities. The nest is lined with down and 6-12 eggs are laid. The incubation period is about 29 days. Both the male and female take turns incubating the eggs and caring for the young. Hatching is timed to the weather and food availability, synchronizing with the best conditions. The chicks are precocial, meaning they are well developed when they are hatched. After hatching, the parents leave the nest. The ducklings follow sometimes making the leap from great heights. The chicks obtain oil for waterproofing their feathers by rubbing against their mother's abdominal plumage. They are called from the nest a day or two after hatching. After tumbling out, they follow their mother. They eat on their own, taking aquatic vegetation and insects as demonstrated by the adults. They can fly some 50-55 days after hatching and follow the adults to the winter feeding grounds.
Migration
Disperses after breeding, seen nearer coasts and at lower altitudes.
Dabbling in post processing wizardry once again.
Unprocessed version - www.flickr.com/photos/54153239@N06/13889320751/
my special honor to Eduardo Amorim, a flickr-friend from brasil.
his stream is a wonderful study of horses and cavaliers. he caught the right seconds full with action and power.
enjoy his great pictures here: www.flickr.com/photos/bombeador/
i dabbled in a new style - inspired from my digital water colours - playing with other photoshop filters. in the detail pictures you can see more of it.
I love this bird. They may be common, but they're not very people-friendly. I think they see me coming from the far side of the lake and high-tail it to the center. So on this day, I at least took the long glass (after I dumped the camera on the asphalt). All is well, and my camera is now **used**.
The Shoveler has an elongated, spoon-shaped bill with comblike projections along the edges that filter out food from the water; definitely a daffy-looking dabbler. ;-)
The Dabbling Duck pub (formerly the Rose & Crown) Great Massingham Norfolk (the village duck pond is nearby)
Female mandarin on The Dart. She was utterly unconcerned at my presence, paddling busily about and diving between the banks right at my feet opposite Pixie Falls. There was another nearby, but I didn't see any males.
A shot of the local pub Prince William and Harry both have eaten here one Sunday afternoon. As this retro photography is all in thought i would have another got at as vintage look. Pleased with result below is a shot of same pub from a couple of years ago in the snow.
Thanks for all your comments and faves.
Dabbling in the digital realm. Taken with the OM System OM-1 and the truly amazing (not exaggerating one bit) Olympus Zuiko 12-40 f/2.8 Pro ( @omsystem.cameras )
It all started last year with an E-M1 Mk2 that was my first foray into mirrorless cameras after shooting Canon digital and film SLR's for close to 20 years. I was very hesitant to try the new tech, particularly so due to the lack of optical viewfinders (I despised EVF's) and in part due to Canon's indecisiveness on where the future lay for their system.
Fast forward a few @beersandcameras_chi meetups later and a conversation with @harleyvisuals , who I blame for my transition, I got an unbelievable deal on the aforementioned E-M1 Mk2 and a few lenses.
From the moment I got it, I fell in love. The craftsmanship, the feel, the size, the tech, everything I had ever learned went upside down. The abilities of the camera were MILES ahead of what my 5D Mk3 could do, MILES! And all this from a 2016 model, 7 years old at that point.
Ever since I can remember, full frame was where it's at. The prestigious society reserved for the serious photographers, no amateurs admitted. Period.
Turns out that mindset stuck with me for way too long. I started off with an APS-C camera (450D), and I desperately wanted, craved, the full frame juiciness. Downsizing to a smaller sensor?
Preposterous!
Scandalous!
How dare you, Sir?! (glove slap!)
Well... looks like I was wrong. Very wrong. My Olympus, and now OM System, is so much more than that kid could've ever hoped, nay, dreamed for! It feels like straight up magic! Bonafide hocus pocus from the R&D labs of OM System.
I felt like a caveman who had just discovered the wheel.
From that moment on, I shaved my unibrow, tossed my spear aside, donned a tux and a monocle, and I joined the 21st century.
Yes, I still own and shoot full frame, but micro four thirds has another fan in me. I wholeheartedly love the system, and I am here to stay! Today, it went with me instead of my Canon R6 Mk2. That says a lot!
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OM System OM-1, Olympus Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8
13-05-2019 New Jersey
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Anseriformes
Family:Anatidae
Genus:Anas
Species:A. rubripes
Binomial name
Anas rubripes
The American black duck (Anas rubripes) is a large dabbling duck in the family Anatidae. It was described by William Brewster in 1902. It is the heaviest species in the genus Anas, weighing 720–1,640 g (1.59–3.62 lb) on average and measuring 54–59 cm (21–23 in) in length with a 88–95 cm (35–37 in) wingspan. It somewhat resembles the female mallard in coloration, but has a darker plumage. The male and female are generally similar in appearance, but the male's bill is yellow while the female's is dull green with dark marks on the upper mandible. It is native to eastern North America. During the breeding season, it is usually found in coastal and freshwater wetlands from Saskatchewan to the Atlantic in Canada and the Great Lakes and the Adirondacks in the United States. It is a partially migratory species, mostly wintering in the east-central United States, especially in coastal areas.
It interbreeds regularly and extensively with the mallard, to which it is closely related. The female lays six to fourteen oval eggs, which have smooth shells and come in varied shades of white and buff green. Hatching takes 30 days on average. Incubation usually takes 25 to 26 days, with both sexes sharing duties, although the male usually defends the territory until the female reaches the middle of her incubation period. It takes about six weeks to fledge. Once the eggs hatch, the hen leads the brood to rearing areas with abundant invertebrates and vegetation.
The American black duck is considered to be a species of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). It has long been valued as a game bird. Habitat loss due to drainage, global warming, filling of wetlands due to urbanization and rising sea levels are major reasons for the declining population of the American black duck. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service has been purchasing and managing the habitat of this species in many areas to support the migratory stopover, wintering and breeding populations. The Atlantic Coast Joint Venture also protects habitat through restoration and land acquisition projects, mostly within their wintering and breeding areas.
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas / Massapequa Preserve, also known as the Peter J. Schmitt Preserve, is 423 acres of land located in the center of Massapequa, an unincorporated Hamlet within the Town of Oyster Bay, beginning at the intersection of Ocean Ave. and Merrick Road. These undeveloped acres of land feature woodlands, lakes, and freshwater wetlands that border Massapequa Creek and stretch for about 4 miles. Massapequa Preserve is the largest passive use park in Nassau County; its beauty is maintained by several volunteer groups and organizations that work to maintain the natural ecosystems in the area. Massapequa Preserve was originally part of the New York City water supply property and was acquired by Nassau County in 1981. Currently, it is being managed by the Nassau County Department of Recreation and Parks. Massapequa Preserve offers multiple small bodies of water to explore, including a reservoir. The Massapequa Reservoir is known to be a popular fishing spot and may be the most heavily fished pond on Long Island. This is due to the routine stocking of trout that happens twice a year. Massapequa Reservoir is stocked with brown and rainbow trout in the spring and fall which draw crowds of people around these times. Other common fish to catch in the Massapequa Reservoir include Largemouth Bass, Trout, Sunnies, Carp, Catfish, and Pickerel. Local fishers enjoy the easily accessible bodies of water.
Super midday sun above the roofs of Paris.
Table de limonaderie au Renard disparu des Tuileries.
Avec Djuna B. et Simone W.
J'essaye de taper les terminaisons d'un vieux post noyé dans trois micromètres de signes à demi croupis dans leur propre humeur chagrine (lire : urine, pour les morilles chastes choquées par les fluides des encres naturelles) sur mon PC portable mais n'arrive à rien dans la nage des reflets qui se frottent et se branlent sur l'écran.
Jamais plus ne ferai d'infidélité à mon smertfone lutteur expert contre la mort profonde de l'appel à l'amour du prochain.
Chacun peut tout faire avec lui, inutile de faire le kéké de Burbanks avec de plus gross appareils.
Garçon ne me remettez pas la même chose
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Du coup, permissive écrivaillerie, je préfère me finir au stylo Bic.
Je lance un toast au soleil en l'honneur du génie tranquille de mes deux amies qui viennent à nouveau de s'évaporer dans le brumisateur à touristes enfoncé pied nu au centre du bassin .
Early Spring as small shallow wetland open large numbers of dabbling duck and geese species can be seen in the open shallow wetlands. Huron Wetland Management District in east Central South Dakota. Photo: Sandra Uecker\USFWS
A species of dabbling duck of the genus Anas.
The Brown Teal is rather nocturnal in habit by dabbling duck standards. This seems to be an evolutionary response to the fact that most predators on New Zealand, before humans arrived and brought with them carnivorous mammals, were diurnal birds such as Haast's Eagle or skuas.
It feeds by dabbling and upending, like its relatives. Its diet consists mainly of aquatic invertebrates like insects and their larvae, or crustaceans. It appears quite fond of mollusks. Small species such as pipi (Paphies australis) and large wedge shell (Macomona liliana) are eaten whole and crushed in the gizzard. For feeding on larger cockles such as Austrovenus stutchburyi (New Zealand cockle), at least some New Zealand Teals have developed a peculiar technique, as of now undocumented in other birds, to force their rather soft bills between the cockle shells and tear out the flesh with a jackhammer-like pumping motion. At night Brown Teal will forage on land some distance from the streams used as a refuge during the day. Very endangered, with only a few thousand remaining in the wild. Thios bird was photographed in the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary.