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Thursday, August 5. 2010

Photograph of NZ Scaup. Auckland, New Zealand.

[nz scaup photo]

New Zealand Scaup photo.

As promised another birding photo posted today. New Zealand Scaup are beautiful little endemic (only found in NZ) diving ducks. This photo is not a great "descriptive" image, but I really like this shot. It shows some character of the little duck. Usually you'll see see pictures of them sitting on the water with oversized looking heads. Like the Tui (as you can see here) they have more colour in them than you might normally see. Their bright yellow is pretty also. The water in this photo is a little dirty. But I don't have time to clean up the image. So enjoy as it. :-) Related photographs : Paradise Shelduck, NZ Shoveler. This is photographic post #24 for 2010. Like my photography? Follow me on twitter @glen_co_nz. NZ Scaup Information. Maori name(s) : Papango. Other names : Black Teal. Abundance (In NZ): Uncommon. New Zealand Status : Threatened protected endemic (Only found in NZ). Found (in NZ): Lake areas and ponds around the North and South Islands. Subspecies photographed : Aythya novaeseelandiae

NZ Scaup Photograph.
Image Description:	New Zealand Scaup scratching chin. Auckland, New Zealand.
Camera Make:	Nikon Corporation.	Camera Model:	Nikon D300 Digital SLR (DSLR).	Date:	11th January 2009.
Focal Length:	200mm	35mm Equiv Focal Length:	300mm	Aperture:	f/5.6
White Balance:	Manual.	Flash Used:	No.	Exposure Time:	1/400th second.
Light Source:	Cloudy.	Metering Mode:	Spot.	Exposure Mode:	Manual.
ISO:	320		Lens Used:	Nikkor 18-200mm VR.
Accessories Utilised:	Nikon MB-D10 battery grip, Scandisk Extream IV CompactFlash. Nikon EN-EL3e Li-ion battery pack.
Software:	Converted from RAW with Nikon Capture NX. Post edited with The Gimp 2.6.
Photo edits:	Slight crop and align. Levels. Selective sharpen. Border and scale.
Photographer Comments:		Cute NZ Scaup.
Model Credit:	New Zealand Scaup.	Photograph Copyright: ©	Glen Webber 2009. All rights reserved.

Yep will post another birding picture tomorrow.

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Thursday, July 29. 2010

Photograph of a Australian Coot. Auckland, New Zealand.

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Australian Coot photograph.

A little later in the day. Still I haven't forgotten. Another wildlife photograph up. Today is an Australian Coot photographed in an Auckland park. They are really cute little birds. With their simple black coat, white bill and shield and red eye they are very different to their young. Baby Australian Coots are an insane mix of many different colours, and you would never guess this is how they turn out. Related photographs : NZ Shoveler, Paradise Shelduck, Weka. This is photographic post #21 for 2010. Yay past the 20 mark! Like my photography? Follow me on twitter @glen_co_nz. Australian Coot Information. Other name(s) : Eurasian Coot. Abundance (In NZ): Locally common. New Zealand Status : Protected native. Found (in NZ): Mainly in freshwater lakes of the main NZ Islands. Subspecies photographed : Fulica atra australis The subspecies found throughout Australasia.

Australian Coot Photograph.
Image Description:	Australian Coot, photographed in Auckland, New Zealand.
Camera Make:	Nikon Corporation.	Camera Model:	Nikon D300 Digital SLR (DSLR).	Date:	14th September 2009.
Focal Length:	105mm	35mm Equiv Focal Length:	157mm	Aperture:	f/5.6
White Balance:	Manual.	Flash Used:	No.	Exposure Time:	1/640th second.
Light Source:	Fine Weather	Metering Mode:	Spot.	Exposure Mode:	Manual.
ISO:	320		Lens Used:	Nikkor 18-105mm AFS VR.
Accessories Utilised:	Nikon MB-D10 battery grip. Scandisk Extream IV CompactFlash. Nikon EN-EL3e Li-ion battery pack.
Software:	Converted from RAW with Nikon Capture NX. Post edited with The Gimp 2.6.
Photo edits:	Slight crop and align. Small levels. Selective sharpen. Border and scale.
Photographer Comments:		The Coot's eye colour is awesome.
Model Credit:	Australian Coot.	Photograph Copyright: ©	Glen Webber 2009. All rights reserved.

Yes there will another birding photograph posted tomorrow too.

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Glen.

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