{"id":36681,"date":"2016-01-16T05:06:45","date_gmt":"2016-01-16T12:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=36681"},"modified":"2016-01-16T05:20:32","modified_gmt":"2016-01-16T12:20:32","slug":"male-redhead-the-fool-duck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/16\/male-redhead-the-fool-duck\/","title":{"rendered":"Male Redhead – The “Fool Duck”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Male Redheads are a handsome duck and I’ll photograph them every chance I get. Interesting poses are a bonus.<\/p>\n

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1\/5000, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II,<\/em> Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n

This\u00a0one spent a few days at Farmington Bay WMA last month and he gave me several wing flaps with results that I like pretty well. This shot was a difficult exposure because of the very\u00a0bright underwing whites that had direct sunlight on them. Those whites aren’t blown but there’s not a lot of detail in some of\u00a0them.<\/p>\n

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\"redhead<\/p>\n

1\/5000, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II,<\/em> Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Four frames later I got a nice look at much of\u00a0his dorsal plumage. The right wingtip is only slightly soft which is obviously a depth of field issue at this shutter speed.<\/p>\n

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\"redhead<\/p>\n

1\/5000, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II,<\/em> Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

As he settled back down into the water and began to\u00a0resettle his wings I caught one of them in an asymmetrical position (relative to the other one) that appeals to me.<\/p>\n

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\"redhead<\/p>\n

1\/4000, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II,<\/em> Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here he has completely settled back into the water though he’s still trying to get his right wing into a comfortable position.<\/p>\n

Redheads are strictly a North American\u00a0species and they’re highly gregarious, often found in flocks of many thousands. Their sociality has made them highly popular with duck hunters because they can be brought into decoys in large numbers and\u00a0with great ease. In fact they’re well-known for alighting\u00a0in the midst of\u00a0decoys while hunters are still setting them up. This tendency has earned them the name “the fool duck”.<\/p>\n

Because of their\u00a0gregarious nature and their tendency to sit in the water in large, tight flocks\u00a0they’re also called “the raft duck”. Anyone who has ever seen a huge raft of American Coots will understand why – from a distance that large mass of birds on the water can actually resemble a\u00a0raft.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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Male Redheads are a handsome duck and I’ll photograph them every chance I get. Interesting poses are a bonus.<\/p>\n

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