I won’t be heading up to Oshamambe/Yakumo for a couple of weeks and by then the ports will probably be empty of ducks as they will have headed north…
Yesterday both Black Scoter and Great Scaup were abundant.
The last port Call
Tag: Black Scoter
More Black Scoters…
These were absolutely everywhere at the weekend…
Windy in the ports
It was a bit rough in the ports at the weekend…
But the eerie wailing of Black Scoters was everywhere.
Some 1000mm shots
Some nice light so I used the 2X teleconverter…
Still too far!
Why don’t they come close like their relatives?
Spring in the ports
Not the most exciting pics but flocks of Black Scoter are a common sight in the local ports at this time of year. Here are some males…
Late Winter Trip 2022 Day 4 #1
Day #4 was a quiet one…we allowed ourselves to sleep in even.
These Black Scoters were in the port at Mukawa.
And this Peregrine was atop a post wondering if it a goose was too big to nab or not.
Late Winter Trip 2022 Day 1 #6
There were 2 main ports we visited in the Mukawa area and they held good numbers of common duck species…
Golden Week 2021 #8
Most of the seaducks have left the ports and are either offshore or gone back north. There were a few Black Scoters close inshore and a few Stejneger’s always just out of camera range.
Most interesting duck was the above American Wigeon (in terrible light) and a flock of Falcated Duck (also out of camera range).
Golden Week 2021 #3
Most of the winter ducks are either gone or well offshore now but there were a few Black Scoter in one of the ports near Yakumo.
They like these molluscs.
More ducks
The Long-tailed Ducks had left the port (although I did see them in the distance way offshore). The Black Scoters were still around.
And this Gadwall were at Yakumo…………a heavy crop this one.
2X
Some shots with the 2X teleconverter from yesterday. I was trying to photograph distant Red-necked Grebes (in summer plumage), Stejneger’s Scoters and (another?) White-billed Diver.
Most of the shots were crap but the above diver wasn’t too bad and was actually handheld.
These shots were on the monopod…………..
One thing I’ve noticed about the R5 is a lot of the monopod/teleconverter shots are soft. I usually use the monopod when I attach a T/C and handhold without. Is it the image stablization ‘fighting’ with the monopod? I know my lens (the 500 f4M2) can sense it’s on a tripod but can it sense it’s on a monopod?