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 Crandon Park, Key Biscayne, FL, on 8 Dec 2003 Last Sunday I had planned to meet George DeCamp and Alex in the Everglades. George could not get from Long Island to Florida because of the snowstorm, and I developed flu-like symptoms and cancelled. All day long Alex kept calling me about the new ducks that had flown into Crandon Park. Knowing he was needling me, I still became jealous. The next morning, Kleenex and asthma spray in hand, I snuck down to Key Biscayne and fell in love with a single Ring-necked Duck that had arrived about one week earlier. I never had encountered this species. Despite the Hooded Mergansers and Wood Ducks, I stayed with this friendly creature for nearly three hours. He posed readily and actually followed me around the pond. My usual favorite, a Red-crested Pochard, became so upset with my inattention that he kept walking in front of the RND and flapping his wings. What fun. Though the day was dreary and lighting was poor, my flash and high ISO setting allowed me to shoot freely. The image you see was taken during a brief period when the sun cooperated. The iridescence on the head and the neck ring are apparent. Thanks for looking. Comments, critiques, and reposts are welcome. Canon 1D, 400DO IS, 2x TC II F9, 1/400, ISO 800, Flash off Manual mode, Incident metering @-2/3 Image/Adjustment, Toolbox, USM, Crop ~15% Noise Ninja, BreezeBrowser Conversion Sandy Mossberg
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