ML143950511
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Media notes
After many hours of observation, I seldom saw the Barrow's bring anything to the surface. I was surprised to see him with this chunk of mussels. He attempted to break apart them apart by "smacking" them on the water's surface.
Observation details
Male Barrow's was the most aggressive to other ducks today in all the hours I have observed him, particularly targeting a first winter Common Goldeneye male. No matter where the young male went around the docks, the chase was on. I also watched the Barrow's swim low to the water toward the Redheads present, then dive, and come up under them, causing them to move to the far side of the open water. This aggressive behavior was repeated over and over again. I also watched the Barrow's bring up a chunk of mussels and attempt to break them apart by "smacking" them on the surface of the water. Previously, I never saw him bring much to the surface, suspecting he ate mostly underwater. A blurry photo is attached, showing one example of his aggression. Unfortunately, a dock rail interfered with the focus.
Technical information
- Model
- NIKON D850
- ISO
- 1000
- Focal length
- 550 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/8.0
- Shutter speed
- 1/2500 sec
- Dimensions
- 2382 pixels x 1759 pixels
- Original file size
- 2.6 MB