{"id":93783,"date":"2021-01-15T05:31:15","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T12:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=93783"},"modified":"2021-01-15T06:54:24","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T13:54:24","slug":"male-redheads-and-a-female-canvasback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/15\/male-redheads-and-a-female-canvasback\/","title":{"rendered":"Male Redheads And A Female Canvasback"},"content":{"rendered":"

A bit of a mixed bag today – two species I don’t get to photograph very often, although I do have more opportunities with Redheads than Canvasbacks.<\/p>\n

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1\/1000, f\/10, ISO 640, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

Yesterday afternoon while photographing a variety of birds on one of several local ponds I frequent these two male Redheads came in close for a photo op. A quick aperture adjustment allowed me to get both birds sharp enough and I liked the effect of the lighting in the late afternoon sun. I think male Redheads are handsome ducks so I was pleased to get two of them well-placed in the frame and sharp..<\/p>\n

Male Redheads and male Canvasbacks look quite similar so I had to wonder if…<\/p>\n

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1\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 640, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

this female Canvasback was a bit confused (said tongue in cheek) when I found her in such close proximity to the Redheads with no male Canvasbacks nearby. With their long sloping forehead and bill the shape of the face of Canvasbacks is unusual among ducks.<\/p>\n

Female ducks don’t get a lot of attention from photographers but I think she looks good in this alert pose in nice light.<\/p>\n

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1\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 640, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

And she went from just looking good to looking cute as a button when she floated on her back so she could groom her belly and other ventral parts.<\/p>\n

In the past several readers have mentioned (complained?) that I don’t post photos of ducks very often. Hopefully today’s post helps to remedy that situation.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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A bit of a mixed bag today – two species I don’t get to photograph very often, although I do have more opportunities with Redheads than Canvasbacks.<\/p>\n

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