Madame Merganser
Uploaded: July 19, 2008
Merganser family in Wisconsin. This bird is tiny. The Mom is maybe 5lbs. Most of the time, the Mom was between us and the little ones. The female, if she feels the brood is threatened, will pretend to try to fly away, pretending to have a broken wing to distact a predator. Very fascinating.
Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: -0.33, ExposureTime: 1/500 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 500, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 400.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 40D
Carol Sawyer July 19, 2008
Beautiful capture, Ellen!! #963460Bill Knaps July 19, 2008
Beautiful shot Ellen. Bill #6197486Tiia Vissak July 19, 2008
very cute! #6197600Nancy (Peaches) Harker July 19, 2008
What a cute family, beautiful capture Ellen! #6198599Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna July 19, 2008
Great shot, Ellen!!!!!! ♫ k #6199249Margaret R. Barry July 19, 2008
Fantastic capture, Ellen. Great lighting, detail and comp. Great description too! #6199407Kirsten Kiki Kjaer July 20, 2008
Such clever bird! What a beautiful sight of this lovely family. Wonderful capture, Ellen. #6200042Michael Umbreit July 20, 2008
Ellen - Excellent wildlife capture! That Mom is definitely watching you! I used to go fishing up in the Hayward area every fall for about a week. I wasn't into photography like I am now...I can only imagine all of the shots I could of had. :( - Mike #6200514Kathleen Rinker July 20, 2008
Wonderful capture Ellen, very pretty birds and clever too!! #6201971Ellen Hodges July 24, 2008
Thanks so much for the kind comments, friends!! #6225124Howard B. Cheek August 08, 2008
Really like this one Ellen,Ellen Hodges August 14, 2008
Thanks so much for the kind comments!! #6315408Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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