Mandarin Duck


Posted by Bill Whala on Tue Mar 28, 2006 10:59 am

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Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata


I was glad to see this guy showed up again this year. :D

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Comments and critiques are always welcome and appreciated. Thanks for looking. :)
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by Steve Ting on Tue Mar 28, 2006 11:09 am
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Beautiful image.
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by E.J. Peiker on Tue Mar 28, 2006 11:13 am
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Very nice shot Bill. Great to see some of these guys continue to thrive in the wild and come back year after year.
 

by jipe on Tue Mar 28, 2006 11:57 am
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Great picture of this beautiful duck.
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by biologist on Tue Mar 28, 2006 12:53 pm
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great image.. i cannot decide it the Wood Duck is prettier than the Mandarin duck.. Tough choice
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by bobsmith on Tue Mar 28, 2006 2:29 pm
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Bill, wonderful image of this mandarin. Could I ask, did you take this at a lake in Lakewood? I've never seen one, so I'm more than mildly interested! :lol:
 

by Chris Kayler on Tue Mar 28, 2006 3:42 pm
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Excellent shot Bill. Good to see you posting.
 

by Bruce DiVaccaro on Tue Mar 28, 2006 4:10 pm
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Bill,

Very nice shot of a handsome duck. Well done.
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by Mike Wilson on Tue Mar 28, 2006 6:06 pm
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Gotta love this one Bill. 8)
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by KK Hui on Tue Mar 28, 2006 11:10 pm
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A wonderful shot, Bill!
Would back off a little on sharpening ...
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by dash on Tue Mar 28, 2006 11:16 pm
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Fantastic image. Looks too sharp on my monitor.
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by Ofer Levy on Wed Mar 29, 2006 4:33 am
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Lovely image Bill! I would clone out some of the catchlight as the eye looks a bit funny on my monitor.
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by Jim Urbach on Wed Mar 29, 2006 7:57 am
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Lovely, Bill
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by Wayne Nicholas on Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:12 pm
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Awesome low angle shot. This guy is dressed for courtin'.
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