It's that time of year...Hooded Mergansers

Hooded Mergansers in a little pond near me....
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Canon EOS 1D X • Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM @1000mm • 1/1250 • f/8 • ISO 800

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/FjQX​Rg IMG_0838 Hooded Merganser by Ian Murray, on Flickr
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Canon EOS 1D X • Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM @1000mm • 1/1250 • f/8 • ISO 640

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/FjQW​8M IMG_0840 Hooded Merganser by Ian Murray, on Flickr
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Canon EOS 1D X • Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM @1000mm • 1/1600 • f/8 • ISO 320

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/FjQB​AB IMG_0902 Hooded Mergansers ... Heyyy Baby by Ian Murray, on Flickr
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Canon EOS 1D X • Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM @1000mm • 1/1600 • f/8 • ISO 1000

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/G6WF​Jd IMG_0912 Hooded Mergansers ... Heyyy Baby by Ian Murray, on Flickr
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Canon EOS 1D X • Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM @1000mm • 1/1600 • f/8 • ISO 1000

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/GcP1​G7 IMG_0944 Hooded Mergansers Mating by Ian Murray, on Flickr
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Canon EOS 1D X • Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM @1000mm • 1/1600 • f/8 • ISO 1000

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/FjDN​m7 IMG_0974 Hooded Mergansers Mating by Ian Murray, on Flickr
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Canon EOS 1D X • Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM @1000mm • 1/1600 • f/8 • ISO 1000

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/FPZe​kj IMG_0995 by Ian Murray, on Flickr
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Canon EOS 1D X • Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM @1000mm • 1/1250 • f/8 • ISO 1000

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/G6Wi​7j IMG_1008 Hooded Merganser by Ian Murray, on Flickr

IAN - Living life on the shores of the Wallace River in northern Nova Scotia, Canada :
Canon 1D4, 1D-X, 1D-X II, almost enough glass. My Flickr.

Dan
Love the pictures, keep them coming
Canon 80D 60D, 300/4 IS, 70-200 F4 15-85mm IS
Rokinon 14mm F/2.8

Al
Canon 7D II, 5D III, 7D, 500mm/f4L II, 1.4X TC III, 24-70mm/f2.8L, 70-200/f4L IS

*Sandy* "If we all had positive attitudes...we could change the world"
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John
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budcam wrote in post #17971425
Lovely set Ian and well done.

Thanks very much Dan.

CDMOOSE wrote in post #17971468
A nice series, Ian; none here yet as the lake is still frozen, maybe on the river though.

Thanks AL, the ponds just very recently thawed out.

SJC from VT wrote in post #17971558
Nice set Ian! They sure are a unique looking couple. I have seen a few here...from a distance!

Thanks Sandy. There were a few in this little pond but these were the only pair to get that far. I got a call from one of my spotter informants that there were two pairs of wood ducks too, but they must have left before I got there.

2n10 wrote in post #17971867
Very nice set Ian.

Thanks much John.

IAN - Living life on the shores of the Wallace River in northern Nova Scotia, Canada :
Canon 1D4, 1D-X, 1D-X II, almost enough glass. My Flickr.

All I want is just a little more than I'll ever have.

Phil K.
www.philipkresgephotog​raphy.com

Gear: I started out with nothing, and have most of it left!

Rog
Gear:7Dll 7D 40D 24-105 4L, 70-200 4L, 300 4L IS, 85 1.8, 1.4 TC, Tamron18-270VC, Sigma 150-600 OS 430EX II

philk54 wrote in post #17972249
Great set, Ian. But after seeing 5,6 and 7, I think I need a cigarette

LOL thanks Phil, I almost photoshopped a cigarette in

ardeekay wrote in post #17973530
Do I detect a satisfied smirk in the last shot? Well done, Ian. This lends credence to your avatar caption.

Yes Rog, that's what you see. It's weird, animals and birds just seem to want to do it while I'm watching.

IAN - Living life on the shores of the Wallace River in northern Nova Scotia, Canada :
Canon 1D4, 1D-X, 1D-X II, almost enough glass. My Flickr.

Rocky ~
"Out where the rivers like to run, I stand alone, and take back something worth remembering..."
~ Three Dog Night
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squirl033 wrote in post #17974357
nice set, Ian... i love the hoodies! these seem a little soft, though, especially the first two... shot with a converter?

Thanks Rocky and yea, a bit soft for some reason this time. I was using a 2x extender which usually looks very good with the 1DX.

IAN - Living life on the shores of the Wallace River in northern Nova Scotia, Canada :
Canon 1D4, 1D-X, 1D-X II, almost enough glass. My Flickr.

canon R3, 1DXmk2, 600 F4 L IS mk2,100-400 L IS mk2, 16-35 F4 L IS, 24-105 F4L, canon 1.4xmk3, 2xmk3