ML512187641
Contributor
Aaron Marshall Media from this contributor
Date
Location
NS - Cole Harbour - Bissett Lake trail
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Adult Male - 1
Media notes
The duck's tuft can just be seen at the rear of its head - it was repeatedly diving so kept its head feathers pretty compressed while it briefly surfaced between dives.
Observation details
A diving duck that was colored/patterned much like the nearby Ring-necked Ducks and Lesser Scaup, but had much whiter flanks and a black back - not a grey or brown back like the other divers. The duck had a blackish head, yellow eyes, blue bill with a black tip, and a long, blackish tuft emanating from its nape and falling towards its back. The bird fed by diving. Seen well and at length from within approx. 130 m. Familiar with this species from seeing it many times over years. Photo attached.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon EOS 80D
- Lens
- EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
- ISO
- 1600
- Focal length
- 400 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/8.0
- Shutter speed
- 1/500 sec
- Dimensions
- 1045 pixels x 697 pixels
- Original file size
- 846.77 KB