On Thursday we went to Oyster Bay to Lookout Point by Nickerson Beach, Long Island, New York to look for Harlequins (subsequent post) and other winter ducks. The back lighting was atrocious.
Lookout Point 1 of 3
On Thursday we went to Oyster Bay to Lookout Point by Nickerson Beach, Long Island, New York to look for Harlequins (subsequent post) and other winter ducks. The back lighting was atrocious.
Sherry Felix - port4u 
Wonderful collection.
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Thanks Cindy
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Nice portrait of the Long-tailed Duck! 😊
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Thanks. The lighting was a challenge.
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Nice image. 😊
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Thank you.
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My pleasure.
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Lovely shots of these Unique ducks! I look forward to seeing the Harlequins. We’ve had two beautiful wood duck pairs here of late.
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Thank you.
I use a Nikon Z7 with their new 180-600mm lens and a Sony RX10-m4 at 600mm.
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Thanks so much for sharing this information about your equipment, Sherry. I just spoke with two friends recently who have the Sony RX 10 M4, and was thinking about getting it. Any recommendations on pros and cons? I’m primarily a Birder who does nature photography 😉.
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The Nikon Z7 it’s better in low light. I used the Sony rx10 as a backup it isn’t as sharp.
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Thanks so much, Sherry! Very helpful.
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The Sony is lighter. Great for travel. The Nikon Z 180-600 mm lens adds a lot of weight to the Z7.
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I generally use a Canon R6 with a 150 to 600 lens, and have the same issue with weight, of course. I’ve used various bridge cameras in the past and haven’t been as crazy about the quality of the pictures, so I was interested when I saw a number of people I know using the lightweight SONY that you have.
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I take both cameras when birding. The Sony rx10 m4 is the best bridge camera out there. I use that one alone when sightseeing. Ask about it at B&H camera store.
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Thanks for the tips.
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The Red-throated Loon was a new one for me. I finally figured out that the tail of the Long-tailed Duck reminds me of the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher.
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We usaully see Great Northern Divers or Common Loons. And in winter the Red-throated Loons appear. I saw Scissor-tailed Flycatchers when we went to Panama. 🙂
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We call them “ijseend” (ice duc) as they live far in the north in the arctic regions. Only during winter the rarely appear in the north of the Netherlands. Here in Belgium we don’t see this beautiful ducs. Thanks for the great pictures Sherry.
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Your welcome. Another name for Long-tailed duck is Coween (an Algonquin word). It is the only member of the genus Clangula. I look forward to seeing them along the NE coast in winter. They are very pretty.
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