Goosanders at Moor Green Lakes Reserve

**rolf** · 27-03-2008, 11:30 PM

These Goosanders didn't come very close to the hide and were pretty much out of reach, even for the 500mm and teleconverter.

**Merlin** · 27-03-2008, 11:41 PM

Nice bird the drake Goosander Rolf, I saw two myself this afternoon. The best of the rest today were, Peregrine Falcon, Little Egret, Grey and Golden Plovers, and four of the Scaup weve been talking about recently.

Pete.

***Chocky*** · 27-03-2008, 11:51 PM

Nice captures , first time I have seen one today.

**andy b** · 28-03-2008, 04:28 PM

i know what you mean about the goosanders keeping their distance. for the past few years, we have had goosanders on the local park duck pond. there have been 3 males and 3 females this winter. they always swim to the furthest part of the pond, away from people and are very skittish if you approach too closely. these pics of a female were taken in 2005. they are very poor quality, taken across the pond, and in very poor light. at the time i tried to enhance the pics but all i got were these grainy images.
p.s. have you noticed that there are a few bird species, where the females have the gingery brown head plumage? the goosander, blackcap and smew are three that come to mind.

**rolf** · 28-03-2008, 06:56 PM

Have you still got the originals Andy? I can run them through noise ninja and see I they can be improved, but to be quite honest, the second one is not bad at all.

**andy b** · 28-03-2008, 09:40 PM

i only have these two enhanced ones, that where the best of a bad original bunch. the second one actually looks better as a resized image than the full sized shot i have!!

28-03-2008, 04:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
andy b Regular Member Info Location: preston, lancashire Gallery: 0 Equipment: for the last 8 yrs i have used a kowa 60 mm scope, but hve recently bought an opticron hr66 ga. i too have have used a homemade digiscoping adaptor with my kowa.i used two different sized bushes to accomodate the scope eyepiece and camera lense.( with some good results!).... budget has always been a massive factor with my hobby. having a family, there are always other things which take financial p Posts: 523 Join Date: Oct 2007 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	i know what you mean about the goosanders keeping their distance. for the past few years, we have had goosanders on the local park duck pond. there have been 3 males and 3 females this winter. they always swim to the furthest part of the pond, away from people and are very skittish if you approach too closely. these pics of a female were taken in 2005. they are very poor quality, taken across the pond, and in very poor light. at the time i tried to enhance the pics but all i got were these grainy images. p.s. have you noticed that there are a few bird species, where the females have the gingery brown head plumage? the goosander, blackcap and smew are three that come to mind. Attached Thumbnails

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27-03-2008, 11:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
Merlin Regular Member Info Real name: Pete Location: N W England Gallery: 6 Equipment: Nothing but my notebook which is one of the most important parts of birding. To go out without it (which I only ever did once) is like going out without your pants on. I've never understood why I responded to the 'Cameras and Equipment' question in this way because in reality I own a Leica Telescope with eyepieces, Zeiss Binoculars, and a Manfrotto Tripod all of which cost a positive fortune. Posts: 780 Join Date: Mar 2008 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Nice bird the drake Goosander Rolf, I saw two myself this afternoon. The best of the rest today were, Peregrine Falcon, Little Egret, Grey and Golden Plovers, and four of the Scaup weve been talking about recently. Pete.

28-03-2008, 09:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
andy b Regular Member Info Location: preston, lancashire Gallery: 0 Equipment: for the last 8 yrs i have used a kowa 60 mm scope, but hve recently bought an opticron hr66 ga. i too have have used a homemade digiscoping adaptor with my kowa.i used two different sized bushes to accomodate the scope eyepiece and camera lense.( with some good results!).... budget has always been a massive factor with my hobby. having a family, there are always other things which take financial p Posts: 523 Join Date: Oct 2007 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	i only have these two enhanced ones, that where the best of a bad original bunch. the second one actually looks better as a resized image than the full sized shot i have!!

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