Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks - Flying Right

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Recently, I have been culling and reworking some of the many photos I have taken of Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks. This is the second batch of photos I have posted. I may generate a third post with photos of these ducks before moving on to another topic.
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Photo taken at Audubon Park in New Orleans in March of 2012
Nikon D300S with 300mm f/2.8 & 1.4x tc
1/1250 sec at f/5.6, ISO 1000

Photo taken at Audubon Park in New Orleans in March of 2012
Nikon D300S with 300mm f/2.8 & 1.4x tc
1/1250 sec at f/7.1, ISO 320

Photo taken at Audubon Park in New Orleans in November of 2012
Nikon D700 with 300mm f/2.8 & 1.7x tc
1/640 sec at f/5.0, ISO 1600

Photo taken at Lacassine NWR in Lousiana in November of 2021
Olympus E-M1X with 150-400mm f/4.5 TC
500mm 1/3200 sec at f/5.6, ISO 3200

Photo taken at Lacassine NWR in Lousiana in November of 2021
Olympus E-M1X with 150-400mm f/4.5 TC
500mm 1/3200 sec at f/5.6, ISO 1600

Photo taken at Lacassine NWR in Lousiana in November of 2021
Olympus E-M1X with 150-400mm f/4.5 TC
500mm 1/3200 sec at f/5.6, ISO 1600

Photo taken at Lacassine NWR in Lousiana in November of 2021
Olympus E-M1X with 150-400mm f/4.5 TC
500mm 1/3200 sec at f/5.6, ISO 1600

Photo taken at Lacassine NWR in Lousiana in November of 2021
Olympus E-M1X with 150-400mm f/4.5 TC
500mm 1/5000 sec at f/5.6, ISO 1250

Photo taken at Orlando Wetlands in Florida in December of 2022
Olympus OM-1 with 150-400mm f/4.5 TC
340mm 1/2500 sec at f/5.6, ISO 640

Photo taken at Orlando Wetlands in Florida in December of 2022
Olympus OM-1 with 150-400mm f/4.5 TC
340mm 1/2500 sec at f/5.6, ISO 640

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David Sparks

I retired in 2005 after 40 years of research and teaching at the University of Alabama in Birmingham (24 years), the University of Pennsylvania (8 years) and the Baylor College of Medicine (8 years). Photography is my retirement hobby.

Nature photography, especially bird photography, combines a number of things that I really enjoy: bird-watching, being outdoors, photography, travel, messing about with computers, and learning new skills and concepts.  I now spend much of my time engaged in these activities.

David Sibley in the preface to The Sibley Guide to Birds wrote "Birds are beautiful, in spectacular as well as subtle ways; their colors, shapes, actions, and sounds are among the most aesthetically pleasing in nature."  My goal is to acquire images that capture the beauty and uniqueness of selected species as well as images that highlight the engaging behaviors the birds exhibit.