Hard Bank - Three Mallards Turning Below a Forested Ridge

Three mallard ducks in flight, lit by warm low morning sun, banking to the left in front of a dark forested mountain ridge under a pale blue sky. The rightmost duck is turned almost vertically, wings pointing up and down.

Hard Bank - Three Mallards Turning Below a Forested Ridge2026-08-09 600mmf/6.31/1250ISO 280 NIKON Z 8NIKKOR Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VRdarktable 5.6.0MallardAll rights reservedLukas NagelanasPlatyrhynchos, birdPhotography, birdWatching, birding, birdsInFlight, duck, duckPhotography, goldenHour, mallard, mallardDuck, nature, naturePhotography, outdoors, photo, photography, wildDuck, wildlife, wildlifePhotography

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Three mallard ducks in flight, lit by warm low morning sun, banking to the left in front of a dark forested mountain ridge under a pale blue sky. The rightmost duck is turned almost vertically, wings pointing up and down.

Species Mallard Anas platyrhynchos

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Focal length: 600mm
Aperture: f/6.3
Shutter speed: 1/1250
ISO: ISO 280

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Camera: NIKON Z 8
Lens: NIKKOR Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR
Edited with: darktable 5.6.0
Date taken: 2026-08-09

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Photographer: Lukas Nagel
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