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This male pintail (Anas acuta) shows off his new plumage that he acquired for this spring to attract a nice little ducky mate.

Picture taken a couple of weeks ago in Ueno koen, Tokyo, Japan.

E1 + ZD ED 50-200, FL=200, 1/800 sec, f/4.0, ISO 200

Photographer:	X Jens Birch
Folder:	Jens' Wildlife
Uploaded:	03-Apr-2006 12:35 CEST
Current Rating:	8.00/1 View all ratings Delete my rating
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Camera:	Olympus E1
Exposure time:	1/800 sec
Aperture:	f/4.0
Focal length:	200 (400mm)
Lens:	Zuiko ED 50-200/2.8-3.5
Focusing method:	Spot
ISO:	200
White balance:	Auto
Flash:	no
Image format:	SHQ
Processing applied:	None
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Image resized to:	556x900

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Nice to see some pictures again from you Jens.
This Duck is not common in our waters, it lookes like or maybe it is family from the Manderine Duck or not..?
The twigs of reed make a nice ripple reflection in the water and the Duck just look great.

regards,

Fonzy - at 12:59 CEST on 03-Apr-2006 [Reply]

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Fons van Swaal. wrote:
> This Duck is not common in our waters, it lookes like or maybe it is family from the Manderine
> Duck or not..?
> The twigs of reed make a nice ripple reflection in the water and the Duck just look great.
>
> regards,
>

Thanks Fons,

The pintail is quite common in Sweden but it is quite hard to get close because it breeds in very wet lands. I don't think it is more related to the mandarin duck than other ducks.

Cheers, Jens.

Jens Birch at 13:40 CEST on 03-Apr-2006 [Reply]

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Good picture, very sharp. This bird can also be find in Holland. We call it pijlstaart.

Wim Westerhof at 16:58 CEST on 06-Apr-2006 [Reply]