Comments on: The Tale of the Scale. On Cheese. More on Nikon and Canon at 1200mm. And a Duck Behavior Quiz … https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2018/05/05/the-tale-of-the-scale-on-cheese-more-on-nikon-and-canon-at-1200mm-and-a-behavior-quiz/ The blog of bird photographer Arthur Morris Sun, 06 May 2018 19:48:22 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 By: Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2018/05/05/the-tale-of-the-scale-on-cheese-more-on-nikon-and-canon-at-1200mm-and-a-behavior-quiz/comment-page-1/#comment-1757084 Sun, 06 May 2018 19:48:22 +0000 http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/?p=55572#comment-1757084 In reply to Max Warner.

Hey Max,

I was sure that you (and David above) were 100% correct until I read Jim Burns’ comment below. (It had been in moderation). Live and learn.

with love, artie

]]> By: Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2018/05/05/the-tale-of-the-scale-on-cheese-more-on-nikon-and-canon-at-1200mm-and-a-behavior-quiz/comment-page-1/#comment-1757082 Sun, 06 May 2018 12:09:41 +0000 http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/?p=55572#comment-1757082 In reply to Jim Burns.

Thanks Jim, I was about to write this: I will take that bet. 🙂 But then I re-read your comment more carefully and consulted The Birds of North America Hooded Merganser species account (No. 98) and found this in the section on Courtship Displays: Drinking is a ritualized behavior that can be distinguished form normal drinking motions by the strongly depressed crest and almost vertical orientation of the bill. You are correct sir.

I did find this error in the account: Courtship occurs in small groups consisting of at least one female and several males. There was only a single male at Gilbert and this one was swimming around with two females.

IAC, well done and thanks for setting me straight.

with love, artie

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