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Some random ducks (three photos)

Posted by Steve Boer on July 7, 2021
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Here’s a few ducks that I’ve seen in the past few weeks. The first is a male mallard of course. The second is a male redhead, and the third I’m pretty sure is a scaup. Not sure if it’s a greater or lesser scaup, but either way this one was gearing up for attack mode. He kept chasing all the mallards away from his young even though they weren’t bothering anyone… Please click on the photos to view them full screen on my web site.

Male Mallard duck swimming in a pond

Male redhead duck swimming in a pond

Scaup duck going into attack mode

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Redhead Duck

Posted by Steve Boer on May 22, 2021
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A redhead duck (Aythya americana) swimming in a local pond.

Redhead duck Aythya americana swimming in a pond
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Exposure Time: 1/1600, Aperture: f/8, ISO: 2500, Focal Length: 560mm

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Baby American Coot

Posted by Steve Boer on June 23, 2020
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Someone get this guy a toupee, or some Rogain or something

Baby coot
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Exposure Time: 1/320, Aperture: f/5.6, ISO: 125, Focal Length: 400mm

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American Coot feeding babies

Posted by Steve Boer on June 22, 2020
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An American Coot feeding its babies, which are some of the ugliest cute things you’ll ever see⁠

American Coot feeding babies
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Exposure Time: 1/320, Aperture: f/5.6, ISO: 100, Focal Length: 400mm

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Mallard Duckling

Posted by Steve Boer on June 8, 2020
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A cute mallard duckling probably less than a week old swimming towards me at the local pond.

Mallard duckling swimming towards me
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Exposure Time: 1/400, Aperture: f/5.6, ISO: 500, Focal Length: 400mm

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Grandin Pond (five photos)

Posted by Steve Boer on May 19, 2020
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A few of the animals hanging out in Grandin Pond in St. Albert lately. A muskrat, some redhead ducks, and one mallard with his butt sticking up in the air.

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Group of Ducklings

Posted by Steve Boer on August 2, 2018
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So many ducklings, how many can you count?

Group of ducklings
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Exposure Time: 1/640, Aperture: f/8, ISO: 5000, Focal Length: 560mm

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Redhead duck profile

Posted by Steve Boer on August 1, 2018
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A side shot of the same Redhead duck (aythya americana) that was staring me down in my last post.

Redhead duck profile
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Exposure Time: 1/320, Aperture: f/8, ISO: 1600, Focal Length: 350mm

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Redhead duck

Posted by Steve Boer on July 27, 2018
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I managed to get a shot of this Redhead duck (aythya americana) just as he was looking right at me. It was a dull, rainy day and my auto-ISO chose 4000! No way would this have been a usable image on my previous camera.

Redhead duck looking at camera
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Exposure Time: 1/400, Aperture: f/8, ISO: 4000, Focal Length: 420mm

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Northern Shoveler pair

Posted by Steve Boer on July 20, 2018
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A pair of Northern Shoveler ducks in Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park by Big Lake, AB.

Northern Shoveler pair
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Exposure Time: 1/500, Aperture: f/8, ISO: 250, Focal Length: 560mm

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