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American Wigeon

            When I go to the Bosque del Apache NWR in NM for wintering cranes, and snow geese I stay in Socorro. At nearby New Mexico Tech there is a pond that is usually good for some wintering ducks at close range that are fairly tame. Last winter there were a number of American Wigeons and R1ng-necked Ducks there.
There are similar ponds/small lakes across the country where wintering ducks are more approachable for photography. Another example is Reid Park in Tucson, AZ. I think of these locations as minature Magee Marshes (spring warbler Mecca) for ducks. If you want to get an opportunity for fantastic duck images than I would recommend my friend Brian Zwiebel who goes into the cold water with decoys and waders. I need to join him for that sometime-was hoping to do that last Spring and then the pandemic came. 
   

Taken on: December 13, 2019

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Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II, f/5.6, 1/3200 sec, 600mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Lens:	EF600mm f/4L IS USM
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	1/3200 sec
Focal Length:	600mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 8.4 (Macintosh)
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