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| Red-breasted Merganser, quite contented, swimming, and enjoying a spot of diving, till a boat came by and disturbed it, |
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| and it lifted off, pics taken on a recent visit to Derwentwater near Keswick. |
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| Hope you like them , thank you for looking in |
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I like these mergansers. We see them here occasionally but not so often that that I take them for granted like mallards or coots.
ReplyDeleteI like your header. I shot an image of an osprey a few days ago but it was not as sharp as yours.
It's hard to get any shot of a merg, never mind ones in flight like yours Gordon. Interesting to read your previous post on how the gulls have declined at Walney. I think lots have moved to nesting on roofs in the Fylde.
ReplyDeleteNice series Gordon. I only get to see this species at the coast in winter.
ReplyDeleteGreat flight-photos!
ReplyDeleteGreat action photos!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
ReplyDeleteGreat series of photos capturing the bird lifting off from the water.
ReplyDeleteThe mergansers are cool, great sighting and photos.
ReplyDeleteTerrific in flight captures!
ReplyDeletelovely in flight series
ReplyDeletegreat secuence. A merganser I´m not familiar too.
ReplyDeleteExtraordinary captures of the merganser!! I love their red eyes, don't you?
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Great shots of the lift off!
ReplyDeleteThank you one and all for your kind comments.
ReplyDeleteAll the very best Gordon.
One of my fav water birds, got to see plenty recently in Finland and Norway. Great post
ReplyDeleteGreat series.
ReplyDeleteThank you all very much for your comments,
ReplyDeleteGordon.