Miss Merganser Flaunts Herself In Front Of The Mallard Couple

After Mrs. Mallard ran her off, Miss Merganser circled around and swam in front of the mallard couple. She is a sassy merganser.
Female Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
Male & Female Mallard Ducks (Anas platyrhynchos)
White Rock Lake, Dallas Texas
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Taken on: February 10, 2020

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Camera: Olympus E-3, f/7.1, 1/160 sec, 283mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Olympus E-3
Aperture:	f/7.1
Exposure Time:	0.006 sec (1/160)
Focal Length:	283mm
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	On, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	High gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Version 1.0
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