Buffleheads approach

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p.1 #1 · Buffleheads approach

While I was in the East Pond Blind at Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge on a foggy morning here in New York City, a female bufflehead flew near at a diagonal crossing my view. Then she flared to land aborted the landing and flew directly at me with a landing just shy of filling my frame. A few moments later I found out why she turned as the male came into view and then diving to the bottom to eat. His photos are from two dives.

Comments and suggestions welcome,

Morris

1) Ladies first

X-H2S XF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens 500mm f/5.6 1/400s 800 ISO +1.0 EV

7) The male

X-H2S XF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR + 1.4x lens 700mm f/8.0 1/800s 2000 ISO +0.3 EV

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Nov 29, 2025 at 08:37 AM

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p.1 #2 · Buffleheads approach

Continued

X-H2S XF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR + 1.4x lens 700mm f/8.0 1/1000s 2000 ISO 0.0 EV

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X-H2S XF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR + 1.4x lens 700mm f/8.0 1/1000s 2000 ISO 0.0 EV

Nov 29, 2025 at 08:38 AM

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p.1 #3 · Buffleheads approach

Terrific set Morris, love that last shot.

Nov 29, 2025 at 01:28 PM

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p.1 #4 · Buffleheads approach

louie champan wrote:
Terrific set Morris, love that last shot.

Thank you Louie

Morris

Nov 30, 2025 at 03:37 PM

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p.1 #5 · Buffleheads approach

3, 6 and 10 would have done it for me Morris, fun stuff.
Eric

Dec 01, 2025 at 10:15 AM

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p.1 #6 · Buffleheads approach

Erictator wrote:
3, 6 and 10 would have done it for me Morris, fun stuff.
Eric

Thank you Eric,

Morris

Dec 01, 2025 at 12:29 PM


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