Red-breasted Merganser (male) in flight low over Poole Harbour
Poole Harbour, Dorset (February 2012)
Taken during a Dorset Wildlife Trust trip to Brownsea Island. The island is closed to the public during the winter months (November to February).
Status is classified as Least Concern. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) /Wikipedia
Red-breasted Merganser / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
Cornell Lab of Ornithology / Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1600
Av(Aperture Value) 9.0
Exposure Compensation +1/3
ISO Speed 1250
Taken during a Dorset Wildlife Trust trip to Brownsea Island. The island is closed to the public during the winter months (November to February).
Status is classified as Least Concern. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) /Wikipedia
Red-breasted Merganser / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
Cornell Lab of Ornithology / Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1600
Av(Aperture Value) 9.0
Exposure Compensation +1/3
ISO Speed 1250
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Comments
By kristin: Lovely pictures! We were walking down the flooded Aubonne River to Lac Leman and saw a few couples courting - the weather was wild and they were spinning in the eddys. I'd never seen the male before. Thanks for your pictures.