Bufflehead, Cement Creek Reservoir, Fort Worth, TX, December 31, 2021 Canon EOS 5DS R with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 600 mm; ISO-2000; f/6.3; 1/1600 sec.
This page is for the Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola ). My first photographic evidence of a Bufflehead occurred on December 31, 2021 at Cement Creek Reservoir, Fort Worth, TX. This photograph is also the best image I have of Bufflehead. The small reservoir at the NE end of Meachum Airport must have had 250 ducks on it. There is basically no cover to allow a close approach so the photo is from somewhere around 150 yards away. There were probably a half dozen Buffleheads among the ducks and other waterfowl.
The following photographs are the best representative images from different dates and locations than my species representative example.
Bufflehead, Village Creek, Arlington, TX, January 17, 2022 Canon EOS 5DS R with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 600 mm; ISO-2 000; f/6.3; 1/1 000 sec.
Bufflehead, Bitter Lake NWR, Roswell, NM, November 9, 2022 Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-200; f/10; 1/800 sec. -0.7 exposure bias.
Bufflehead, Bitter Lake NWR, Roswell, NM, November 9, 2022 Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-640; f/11; 1/800 sec. +0.3 exposure bias.
Bufflehead, Bosque del Apache NWR, San Antonio, NM, November 10, 2022 Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1000; f/11; 1/1000 sec.
Bufflehead, Apopka Wildlife Drive, Apopka, FL December 3, 2023 Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700mm; ISO-320; f/11; 1/800 sec.
Bufflehead, Apopka Wildlife Drive, Apopka, FL December 3, 2023 Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700mm; ISO-320; f/11; 1/800 sec.
Bufflehead, Hagerman NWR, Sherman, TX, December 26, 2023 Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-250; f/11; 1/500 sec.
Bufflehead, Parker River NWR, Plum Island, MA, January 10, 2024 Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-51,200; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Bufflehead, Parker River NWR, Plum Island, MA, January 11, 2024 Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1000; f/11; 1/800 sec.
Bufflehead, Parker River NWR, Plum Island, MA, January 11, 2024 Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-800; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Bufflehead, Gooseberry Island, Westport, MA, January 12, 2024 Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-500; f/11; 1/1000 sec.
Bufflehead, Gooseberry Island, Westport, MA, January 12, 2024 Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-640; f/11; 1/1000 sec.
Bufflehead, Gooseberry Island, Westport, MA, January 12, 2024 Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-400; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Bufflehead, Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Austwell, TX, February 24, 2024 Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 700 mm; ISO-640; f/10; 1/1250 sec.