I was looking for the Ring-necked Duck again on Sunday and although I couldn't relocate it I did find a Baikal Teal.......................
There were 2 males over the New Year holiday, was this one of them?
It was a long way off: all these shots are at 700mm and fairly aggressively cropped too.
Like the aforementioned Ring-necked Duck may have been, had this been here all winter hiding away on some nearby ice-free stream or pond hidden from prying eyes?
There was also a drake Falcated Duck around, yet another interesting species from earlier in the year.
Although these are cropped the nice light was a bit of help.
This is a beautifully marked duck stuart. there are NO lions or wild animals roaming willie nillie around Africa so you are very safe.
ReplyDeleteHi Margaret, I was kind of joking for comic effect.............not very funny admittedly.
DeleteWow, you are really lucking out with outstanding waterfowl over the last couple of days.
ReplyDeleteThanks David, just hope we get some interesting geese passing through soon to continue the trend.........
DeleteOoooh...Baikal Teal - a bird to gladden the heart !
ReplyDeleteThanks John, they are pretty rare in Hokkaido so I was very glad to find it.
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