Red-breasted Merganser

Posted by Axel Hildebrandt on Mon Feb 10, 2025 6:56 am

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R5II, RF600f4, 2x, 1/4000s, f/10, ISO 2000, manual

Photographed at Barnegat Light, the Merganser was flying by at full speed. Please click on image for more details.

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by Cynthia Crawford on Mon Feb 10, 2025 8:50 am

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I'm always impressed to see the streamlining of a fast- flying bid. Good illustration of this with neck fully extended.

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by MalcolmBenn on Mon Feb 10, 2025 1:40 pm

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Beautifully shot Axel, great separation between the bird and the water. These darn things are fast, the only good thing is they fly in a straighter line than your typical Long-tailed Duck.

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by peter makuch on Mon Feb 10, 2025 1:42 pm

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well done on the detailing as we can see, AXEL.

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by david fletcher on Mon Feb 10, 2025 2:47 pm

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Beautifully done Axel. Nailed it!

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by Tim Zurowski on Mon Feb 10, 2025 7:39 pm

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Just fantastic Axel. All your flight shots are second to none. This is a tough species to just photograph here; let alone, in flight. That Barnegat Light location is a "gold mine" for BIF photography.

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by paul fletcher on Mon Feb 10, 2025 9:43 pm

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I'm certain a very difficult image to take for many of us, but you have it down to a science, Axel, regarding in-flight images!

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by Peter Ireland on Tue Feb 11, 2025 5:13 am