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Tuesday 12 May 2015

Hooded Merganser female (Lophodytes cucullatus)

Taken at Slimbridge WWT.




44 comments:

  1. How wonderful! I have never been that close to a female hooded merganser!

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  2. Create great shots Bob!
    Regard Crissi

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  3. Das sind wieder herrliche Fotos.
    Ich finde den Schopf faszinierend.
    Einen schönen Abend wünscht dir
    Irmi

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  4. Curiosa esa cresta de plumas o capucha tan llamativa, especialmente la de la primera fotografía.
    Un abrazo,

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  5. Gorgeous bird, fabulous photos, great reflections!

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  6. Apart deze foto Bob ik zie in de golven eendjes terug dus niet de weerspiegeling lieve groetjes Danielle

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    1. Mmmm, I don't quite know, maybe it's in the translation, or it could be me, sorry Danielle.

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  7. Fabulous shots and wonderful reflections

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  8. very clear imagine dear Bob !
    well done sir !

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  9. Wonderful kind and equally stunning photos Bob.
    Greetings Tinie

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  10. Dit is genieten zo mooi.

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  11. Hola Bob,fotos de una gran calidad,me encantan.Un abrazo

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  12. It is very nice ... and that his hairstyle :-)

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  13. Love that do. Another beautiful bird. Thank you again.

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  14. Wow!!!Such a lovely duck Bob!
    Great reflections!Fantastic images!
    Dimi...

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  15. Super shots with its rusty-tinged crest.

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  16. Very nice photos, good catches! Always in your blog the best pictures of birds!

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  17. Bob, a lovely lady, with her great hairdo! Nice captures!!

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  18. I'm always in awe of your birds. Same again today.

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  19. Wonderful captures. She's a lovely duck with that cinnamon crest.

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  20. What a hair do! And the green woodpecker is striking too, Bob



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  21. Superb detail and composition, Bob!

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  22. Awww, she's a real beauty. In that last shot, it looks like she's looking right at you :) Fabulous, sharp photos.

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    1. Hi Bob,
      Stunning images of the Merganser.
      Perfectly sharp, my compliments.

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  23. She is pretty! Beautiful shots of the Merganser, Bob!

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  24. a beautiful one and I love the photos

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  25. Meraviglioso e quasi regale con il suo cappello allungato.
    Complimenti per le bellissime foto! ciao Cri : )

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  26. There's that great name again "Hooded Merganser"... it really gets me for some reason Bob - it's so unusual. Well named though, because she has a gorgeous headpiece and a sweet expression! Your photos always delight too, thanks as always. Cheers now :D)

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  27. Beautiful bird, great reflections too. Thanks Bob.

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  28. Good hood has. The second great, Bob.!!
    a hug.

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  29. Nunca había visto esta especie de aves, me gusta ese "peinado" que luce en su cabeza.

    Saludos.

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    1. You do like her coming her head, precious Jesús.

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  30. Great images you have captured her very well.

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  31. She sure is a beauty Bob, I love both Mergansers and Grebes whenever, if ever, for not too often, that I get to see them here in Winter~

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  32. Oh my, what a beauty!
    Still a dream of mine to get close to the species!
    Very impressed with your photos :)

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