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Taken 18-Dec-11
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Dimensions7087 x 3543
Original file size16.9 MB
Image typeJPEG
Color spaceAdobe RGB (1998)
Date taken18-Dec-11 12:31
Date modified23-Dec-11 21:06
Shooting Conditions

Camera makeCanon
Camera modelCanon EOS-1D Mark IV
Focal length560 mm
Max lens aperturef/8
Exposure1/320 at f/8
FlashNot fired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeManual
Exposure prog.Manual
ISO speedISO 640
Metering modePattern
Three ducklings

Three ducklings

The grey duck (Anas superciliosa superciliosa), also known as Parera (Maori), is an endemic dabbling duck, being the New Zealand subspecies of the Pacific black duck.

Grey duck were commonly found in shallow wetlands and fresh water streams, and occasionally in estuaries throughout New Zealand up until the 1950s. Since the introduction of the mallard duck, they have suffered severely from this new 'competitor' as well as through loss of habitat. Introduced mallards have taken over from grey duck, comprising 80 percent of New Zealand's dabbling duck population today.