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A selection of photos of a Gadwall drake which has rather unexpectedly turned up recently at Swannie Ponds, in Dundee.
In 2050, scientists began dabbling in genetics, and unknowingly unleashed a virus that transformed susceptible humans into ragin alien-like creatures. 95% of the world's population was infected. The other 5% were only spared because they were in remote locations or away from large amounts of people. Months later, what remained of teh world's government banded together in what was known as the IDA (International Defence Association) to counter the mutant threat. However, they were short of survivors, so they enlisted a man called Axel to help find the survivors and help their plight.
Axel has managed to trace a call for help signal to the base of a top secret organisation working for the government. After the remaining agents, Yvonne, Robert and Michael, meet Axel, they are attacked by a Phase 2 mutant and a Phase 3 Mutant.
American Wigeon: Medium dabbling duck, brown body with white crown, large green ear patch extending to back of head, buff washed breast and sides, and white belly. White shoulder patches visible in flight. Black-tipped pale blue bill. Swift direct flight, strong wing beats. Flies in tight flocks.
American Wigeon: Opportunistic and aggressive feeder, often foraging in open water by stealing materials brought to the surface by diving ducks and coots. Feeds primarily on leafy aquatic plants, grass, and agricultural crops; also takes insects and other aquatic invertebrates.
The American Wigeon was formerly known as "Baldpate" because the white stripe on their crown resembles a bald man's head.
Their short bill enables them to exert more force at the bill tip than other dabbling ducks, thus permitting efficient dislodging and plucking of vegetation.
Their diet has a higher proportion of plant matter than the diet of any other dabbling duck.
A group of ducks has many collective nouns, including a "brace", "flush", "paddling", "raft", and "team" of ducks.
Some ducks fall in the dabbling catagory and others are diving ducks. The Chiloé Wigeons are dabblers. I looked up the definition: "A dabbling duck is a type of shallow water duck that feeds primarily along the surface of the water or by tipping headfirst into the water to graze on aquatic plants, vegetation and insects." These exotic probable escapees must have liked the dining here because they stayed all year long.
Chiloé Wigeon (Mareca sibilatrix)
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Taken early in 2010, at Radipole RSPB reserve Weymouth, Dorset. Didn't get the green speculum on the secondaries (sulk). I think it only shows when they are waddling, or in flight.
I dabble with Photoshop and Illustrator (All adobe products really) now and then. All self taught. Figured I would start posting some of those works here for your enjoyment/critiques. Any help in this or future postings is welcomed, just be nice :)
me and cousins used to play with this
hibiscus
when we were kids
our main ingredient for making bubbles
yay!
"Hibiscus on the Sleeping Shores"poem from Wallace Stevens
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She also has a little bit of iridescence on her head but not anywhere near as much as the male. Her head is rounder and much less color on her sides. These are small ducks, smaller than coots.
Female Chiloé Wigeon (Mareca sibilatrix)
American Coot (Fulica Americana)
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Dabbling with a Helicon Tube, a gadget that steps focus a set amount each shot allowing you to do focus stacking easily. This is a combination of 32 images, shot hand held
American Wigeon: Medium dabbling duck, brown body with white crown, large green ear patch extending to back of head, buff washed breast and sides, and white belly. White shoulder patches visible in flight. Black-tipped pale blue bill. Swift direct flight, strong wing beats. Flies in tight flocks.
American Wigeon: Opportunistic and aggressive feeder, often foraging in open water by stealing materials brought to the surface by diving ducks and coots. Feeds primarily on leafy aquatic plants, grass, and agricultural crops; also takes insects and other aquatic invertebrates.
The American Wigeon was formerly known as "Baldpate" because the white stripe on their crown resembles a bald man's head.
Their short bill enables them to exert more force at the bill tip than other dabbling ducks, thus permitting efficient dislodging and plucking of vegetation.
Their diet has a higher proportion of plant matter than the diet of any other dabbling duck.
A group of ducks has many collective nouns, including a "brace", "flush", "paddling", "raft", and "team" of ducks.
That's the name. Chocolate Things. From the Cheese Board in Berkeley. They are organic, and pull apart like brioche, but with a few chunks of dark, very good chocolate. Decadent
Following on from dabbling with a bit of macro work with the EOS M I went out with a macro setup on the 5D Mk3 - a first! - despite owning the lens and convertor for years, I have never used them before. I wandered around Slaithwaite and along the Huddersfield Narrow Canal towpath. The light was very poor. Trying to handhold, get depth of field and accurate focus in the gloom was really hard. I tried different settings and ended up at ISO 1000. Besides meeting loads of people I knew, including my oldest daughter, I got some politely curious looks. Shame about the light, critical as it is.
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One of our common dabblers, usually seen feeding at the surface rather than tipping to feed in the mud. Large bill made for filtering plant material and invertebrates. Stays paired with mate longer than most dabblers. One of the seven "blue-winged dabblers", having blue wing patches. Three others are shovelers, and three are in the teal group. They are Cape, Red and Australian Shovelers, plus Blue-winged and Cinnamon Teals, and the Garganey.
American Wigeon: Medium dabbling duck, brown body with white crown, large green ear patch extending to back of head, buff washed breast and sides, and white belly. White shoulder patches visible in flight. Black-tipped pale blue bill. Swift direct flight, strong wing beats. Flies in tight flocks.
American Wigeon: Opportunistic and aggressive feeder, often foraging in open water by stealing materials brought to the surface by diving ducks and coots. Feeds primarily on leafy aquatic plants, grass, and agricultural crops; also takes insects and other aquatic invertebrates.
The American Wigeon was formerly known as "Baldpate" because the white stripe on their crown resembles a bald man's head.
Their short bill enables them to exert more force at the bill tip than other dabbling ducks, thus permitting efficient dislodging and plucking of vegetation.
Their diet has a higher proportion of plant matter than the diet of any other dabbling duck.
A group of ducks has many collective nouns, including a "brace", "flush", "paddling", "raft", and "team" of ducks.