Basking in the first sun in a long time by Helen Betts

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23-Feb-2025

Basking in the first sun in a long time

As I said before, our first visit to Constitution Gardens in like half a year was pretty boring as there were only a few birds in the lake, but I managed to get a shot of this handsome mallard.

Surprise park and mural, posted earlier:

Nikon Z 7 ,Nikkor AF-S 300/4E PF ED VR with FTZ adapter
1/640s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso160 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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Bill Klein		20-Mar-2025 23:00
Fantastic! BV!

Zoltán Balogh		12-Mar-2025 19:39
Fabulous photograph of the basking duck. V

Alexander Kazakov		10-Mar-2025 12:15
So nice catch! V

Pierre		04-Mar-2025 15:14
Une jolie photo de ce canard colvert qui profite des rares rayons de soleil! V

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal		04-Mar-2025 13:54
Beautiful capture of this Mallard, love the reflection. V

John Hamers		04-Mar-2025 07:14
Lovely duck and nicely captured in that soft light. Love that reflection too. V!

Liz Bickel		04-Mar-2025 02:39
Nice shot. Good to see you back out and shooting with a regular camera. Hope the arm is feeling a whole lot better now.

Dennis Hoyne		04-Mar-2025 01:44
A fine shot wit that rippled reflection.

Richard Chu		04-Mar-2025 01:02
Wonderful angle to capture this beautiful pose! V

laine		04-Mar-2025 00:31
The light shows the perfection of its colours....a great photo. V

Julie Oldfield		04-Mar-2025 00:05
A very handsome profile. His colors really shine. V

Nestor Derkach		03-Mar-2025 23:49
Nice pose detail nice catchlight on the eye pretty. Looks like you are having fun with your mirrorless camera. Nice, rippled reflection. Vote

janescottcumming		03-Mar-2025 23:11
He is handsome guy and a very pretty pose too. V

Carl Carbone		03-Mar-2025 21:49
Extra nice with the reflection.

globalgadabout		03-Mar-2025 21:47
an excellent shot...he does seem to be making the best of the moment..

Blandine Mangin		03-Mar-2025 20:42
very beautiful ! v

joseantonio		03-Mar-2025 19:39
looks lovely with the reflection.V.

Claude Gagnon		03-Mar-2025 19:15
Beautiful with the interesting reflection :)) V

larose forest photos		03-Mar-2025 19:07
A superb, sharp shot in wonderful light. This handsome male shines. Great composition too. V

hayl		03-Mar-2025 18:32
Excellent photo showing off those beautiful head colours.

Alain Boussac		03-Mar-2025 17:33
So beautiful with all his colors and feathers that shine in the sun. Superb image. V.