Turberticus
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I went to a popular birding location along one of the rivers here in Pittsburgh yesterday. It's mostly populated with Mallards, Gulls, Canada Geese, and some seasonal waterfowl migrants. I noticed this lone female Bufflehead repeatedly diving (hence the muddy head) a little further downstream. I walked down to the river shore and started to move in closer while she was underwater. When she surfaced I would stop and not move. This is one of the best ways to get close to otherwise skittish diving ducks if you don't have the luxury of a blind. I wasn't able to lay prone on the ground because of the mud, but I was able to crouch down on the shoreline and get some photos I'm pretty happy with, considering this was my first time seeing and photographing this species.
D7500 + AF-S 300mm F/4 D IF-ED+ TC14e
1/800 F/5.6 ISO 560
D7500 + AF-S 300mm F/4 D IF-ED+ TC14e
1/800 F/5.6 ISO 560
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