Pink-eared Duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus) Hunter Wetlands NSW Australia

[Rod Warnock]

Pink-eared Duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus) Hunter Wetlands NSW Australia
Canon EOS 7D Lens 400mm L USM 5.6 ISO400 F7.1 1/800 available light 18 June 2012
Pink-eared Ducks are a spectacular duck and not easily confused in the field however this species is highly nomadic and dispersible and while they can appear in large numbers at some inland areas casual observers may rarely see them. As some are now at Hunter Wetlands (which of course within the Newcastle urban area I went there yesterday for some new images of the species. The species is monogamous and has some interesting behavioural habits The image above is for identification purposes. Birds in Backyards has a fact sheet at : http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/spec...s-membranaceus
Thank you for viewing
Best regards
Rod Warnock

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image. Very nice composition.Nice reflection.Loved the great details and colors on Duck.Slight HA towards viewers would have been nicer.

[Tom Rambaut]

Great species - one of my fav looking ducks. I may clone a couple of the spots in the water out. Nice image.

[jack williamson]

Great exposure and sharpness Rod. The water color is very nice.

Jack

[rajojomanik]

Nice looking bird for sure. The water compliments the bird's color.

[Ofer Levy]

Sweet image Rod! Killer BG!

[PhilCook]

Very sharp Rod , one of the best images of this species I've seen....and i've yet to see one