https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/A-Rare-Bird-1-The-Whio/m-p/485296#M5408 <P>Thank you!&nbsp; Yes, they are awesome birds.&nbsp; Amazing to see them jump into a cold torrent, dive and come up with their catch.</P> Mon, 01 Jul 2024 01:02:32 GMT Tronhard 2024-07-01T01:02:32Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/A-Rare-Bird-1-The-Whio/m-p/485292#M5406 <P>The Whio, or Blue Duck, is one of NZ's threatened species - there are barely 1,800 left in the wild now.&nbsp; &nbsp;They live in fast-flowing rivers throughout NZ, but are most seen in the valleys of Fiordland, at the bottom of NZ's South Island, living along the riverbank of fast-flowing streams, and they are specialized whitewater feeders feeding mainly at dusk and dawn on aquatic insects.&nbsp; With layers of feathers specialized in water proofing and insulation, they have historically been predated on by Māori (for cloaks) and white settlers (for bedding and hats), but their biggest threats are the possums, cats, and rats that humans have introduced.</P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="EOS R5, Sigma 60-600@600mm, f/8, 1/800sec, ISO-640" style="width: 637px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/54446i34B7079B8A9ED77E/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="_5016359 P LR Copy.JPG" alt="EOS R5, Sigma 60-600@600mm, f/8, 1/800sec, ISO-640" /><span class="lia-inline-image-caption" onclick="event.preventDefault();">EOS R5, Sigma 60-600@600mm, f/8, 1/800sec, ISO-640</span></span><BR />JPG, straight out of camera - reduced size in MS Photos,&nbsp; hand-held, available light.</P> Mon, 01 Jul 2024 01:57:43 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/A-Rare-Bird-1-The-Whio/m-p/485292#M5406 Tronhard 2024-07-01T01:57:43Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/A-Rare-Bird-1-The-Whio/m-p/485293#M5407 <P>Beautiful shot...beautiful bird!</P> Mon, 01 Jul 2024 00:57:54 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/A-Rare-Bird-1-The-Whio/m-p/485293#M5407 Fotoz 2024-07-01T00:57:54Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/A-Rare-Bird-1-The-Whio/m-p/485296#M5408 <P>Thank you!&nbsp; Yes, they are awesome birds.&nbsp; Amazing to see them jump into a cold torrent, dive and come up with their catch.</P> Mon, 01 Jul 2024 01:02:32 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/A-Rare-Bird-1-The-Whio/m-p/485296#M5408 Tronhard 2024-07-01T01:02:32Z