Anas platyrhynchos Cross (Mallard)

Anas platyrhynchos Cross (Mallard)

Written by Webmaster Wednesday, 11 February 2009 00:00

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Anas platyrynchos cross (Mallard)

We saw these ducks amongst a number of mallards at Sale water park. They are particularly attractive birds but we had difficulty identifying them. Our friend, Eva Stets, informed us they are a cross of home raised ducks with mallards. In the first photo the duck decided to 'communicate' with us, while we were taking photos of it. In the subsequent photos it is shaking its wings in the characteristic way ducks do during sessions of personal hygiene.

Photos by Marina Parha and George J. Reclos

Shooting Data:

1. Camera: Nikon D2X
Lens: Nikkor AF 80-200mm f/2.8 ED D
Sensitivity: ISO 640
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/2500 sec - f/2.8, Shutter priority, -0.33EV
Flash: None
Image: JPEG edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added and resized.

2. Camera: Nikon D2X
Lens: NikKor AF 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 G AF-S VR IF-ED
Sensitivity: ISO 800
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/2000 sec - f/5.6, Shutter priority, +1EV
Flash: None
Image: JPEG edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added and resized.

3-6. Camera: Nikon D2X
Lens: NikKor AF 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 G AF-S VR IF-ED
Sensitivity: ISO 800
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/2500 sec - f/5.6, Shutter priority, +2EV
Flash: None
Image: JPEG edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added and resized.  


 

 

 

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