Red-necked Phalarope by vnelson

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17-AUG-2011

Red-necked Phalarope

Oakland Middle Harbor, Oakland, CA

After hunting in the shallow waters of the surf for hours, this juvenile Phalarope finally
settled down for a "bubble bath" at the water's edge.
I was amazed at how completely fearless of me it was while both feeding and resting.

Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/1250s f/9.0 at 550.0mm iso640, tc 1.4 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

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Win		19-Aug-2011 22:24
Lovely:) The texture and detail with the white not blown out is spectacular. Wonderful to have a nice cooperative bird. Hope the bird doesn't get too trusting. Maybe it was tired after flying all those miles!

Guest		19-Aug-2011 13:50
Pshaw, Verne, If you were to offer a field trip, I'd attend to hang out with you-- a person who loves the natural world and can express it's beauty with a camera. (Naming is useful, but still a human construct) Martha

Guest		19-Aug-2011 01:39
What an incredible photo! I love that you can see every detail of its back and shoulders, and the individual feather barbs on its sides, and the pleased glint in its eye.

Rob & Amy Lavoie		19-Aug-2011 00:27
Nice find, well done

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