Harlequin duck and hen pair shooting upstream into the rapids

            These harlequin drakes and hens spend most of their year on the Oregon coast, but around mid-May they come to LeHardy's Rapids on the Yellowstone River to mate and lay their eggs. The drakes go back to the coast by the end of June, the hens and the maturing ducklings fly back later in the summer. Mother's day week is one of the best times to catch them diving straight-on into the rapids to nab invertebrates to eat, and in between, preening and napping on the rocks amid the roiling water.

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

Taken on: May 13, 2023

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Harlequin Duck

Histrionicus histrionicus

Yellowstone River

WYoming

Yellowstone National Park « less

Sets appears in: • 2023 May 13-17 Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks

Groups appears in: • U.S. National Parks and Places • Field Guide: Birds of the World more » • wildlife photographers • Beauty of Water • Born Free, Living Free • National Parks Around the World • Chestatee • wildlife and the wild • Natural World of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem • "Fun and Happiness" • Incredible World Wildlife & Nature « less

Camera: Sony ILCE-9, f/9.0, 1/1000 sec, 541mm, ISO 640 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-9
Lens:	FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Aperture:	f/9.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1000)
Focal Length:	541mm
ISO:	640
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 23.3 (Windows)
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