Red-breasted Merganser - Will Salmon 🪱
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Location

Newnans Lake--Palm Point Park
Alachua, Florida, United States
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Map
Map Coordinates: 29.6364, -82.2382
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

Nice sized duck. Merganser for sure. Sized too big for hooded (it swam near a DCCO and was like 2/3 of its size). Versus common, very long and thin beak, very scraggly back of the head and a flat topped head. Forehead is also essentially vertical. Pics

Technical information

Model
Canon EOS R7
Lens
RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM
ISO
800
Focal length
400 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/9.0
Shutter speed
1/160 sec
Dimensions
1058 pixels x 705 pixels
Original file size
213.6 KB