[LRflex] Re: IMG: more Goldeneye ducks
- From: Gary Pinkerton <gpinkcp@xxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:17:13 -0600
Great series !
> Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 11:56:32 -0500
> From: wildlightphoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: lug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; leica@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [LRflex] IMG: more Goldeneye ducks
>
> Friday morning I spent a few hours at the state fish hatchery at Nimbus Dam,
> a few minutes from home. The hatchery's water outflow often contains small
> fish (or portions of fish), a fact not lost on the local birds. A portion of
> the outflow is let into a settling pond where it eventually makes its way
> through percolation and direct flow to the American River, a few meters below
> the hatchery.
>
> Many of the local birds consider the settling pond to be a prime feeding area
> so among some species, the Common Goldeneye among them, 'turf' wars are
> fought over the best locations. Yesterday two pairs of Goldeneyes plus one
> bachelor male staked claims to the pond.
>
> When a neighboring Goldeneye gets too close to your claimed area, the first
> level of threat is to lower the head and aim toward the interloper:
>
> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/cogo04.html
>
> Both male and female Goldeneyes use this threat posture, but if the neighbor
> doesn't back off the male will go to level two threat, where he tosses his
> head back and makes a sound that is best described as a mix of a purr and a
> soft growl:
>
> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/cogo03.html
>
> Note the female of this pair has maintained the level one threat posture. A
> physical battle often takes place underwater which is out of the range of my
> camera's design parameters. Once the winner is decided (home court is a big
> advantage) the loser makes a hasty retreat:
>
> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/cogo06.html
> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/cogo07.html
>
> which is followed by the winner's victory dance:
>
> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/cogo05.html
>
> all photos: R8/DMR, 560mm f/6.8 Telyt, shoulder stock & monopod. All comments
> welcome.
>
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>
>
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