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Posted by enrique patino on Fri Apr 03, 2020 1:43 pm

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Taken at a pond in Seattle I called my "studio" pond, as it often produced pictures like this one. BTW, is this a non-breeding male or female?

7D, 1/320, f/7.1, ISO 400, 500mm - 1.4x

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by Ron Day on Fri Apr 03, 2020 2:51 pm

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The gorgeous golden water really provides "high impact" to the viewer. The bird is a bit dark but has excellent detail. Image looks best when viewed large. Very nicely done, Enrique!

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by Tusar Bhowmik on Fri Apr 03, 2020 3:11 pm

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Wonderful image.

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by Carol Clarke on Fri Apr 03, 2020 4:23 pm

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Looks like a female to me, Enrique. She looks beautiful on that golden water!

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by peter makuch on Fri Apr 03, 2020 4:48 pm

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awesome colors here, the angle is perfect.

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by enrique patino on Fri Apr 03, 2020 4:55 pm

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the reason why I wondered about the gender is because I saw this...

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Hooded_Merganser/id

thanks for you comments

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by Carol Clarke on Fri Apr 03, 2020 5:02 pm

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enrique patino wrote:the reason why I wondered about the gender is because I saw this...

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Hooded_Merganser/id

thanks for you comments

I'm sure an expert can put us right, Enrique, but I always think that the females have a lighter coloured beak - like this one of yours. Even on the non breeding males, the beak is darker. Just my 2 cents worth.

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by enrique patino on Sat Apr 04, 2020 11:04 am

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Looks like it is a female indeed!!

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by david fletcher on Sun Apr 05, 2020 8:57 am

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Wonderful light and view of this beauty Enrique

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