Duck on lily pads

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Duck on lily pads

I think this is an Egyption duck (not sure of the classfication)

-- Julian Radowsky (julianr@iafrica.com), January 06, 2000

Answers

Yes, I believe this is a Egyptian duck. Nice shot of the bird. Sharp and contrasty.

Care to share some technical details as to how this shot was taken?

-- Alan Yeo (nature_sg@yahoo.com), January 07, 2000.


Technical Info : Fuji Reala, Canon EOS3, Canon EF 100-300 at +- 250mm, exposure 1/300 @ f5.6, matrix metered.

-- Julian Radowsky (julianr@iafrica.com), January 07, 2000.

Looks like an Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) one of a series of small duck-like Geese (cf. Shelducks).

-- Phil Jeffrey (phil@xray2.mskcc.org), January 07, 2000.

Sorry, Phil is right. It is an Eygptian Goose.

-- Alan Yeo (nature_sg@yahoo.com), January 08, 2000.

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