Northern Pintail


Posted by mikullashbee on Thu Mar 23, 2017 2:02 pm

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Easily one of my favourite North American duck species. We had some great spots to shoot them in British Columbia where they had become used to people. This is not the case one province over in Alberta where you can't even slow your car down before the whole pond erupts and takes off.
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by swanuck on Thu Mar 23, 2017 4:14 pm
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super nice capture love colors and reflection
 

by Karl Egressy on Thu Mar 23, 2017 4:55 pm
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Beautiful duck and an excellent image of it, Mike. Love the complimentary water color.
 

by Serge Chenard on Thu Mar 23, 2017 7:13 pm
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Beautiful shot with nice Bg color and reflexion !
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by LynnS on Thu Mar 23, 2017 7:23 pm
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Mike, superb profile pose with lovely water colors and BG.  The elegant color harmony here is off the charts - beautiful image.
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by Denis55 on Thu Mar 23, 2017 7:34 pm
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Gorgeous image Michael!
 

by Dorian Anderson on Thu Mar 23, 2017 8:30 pm
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Beautiful shot. Water colors and plumage complement each other perfectly. Well done.
 

by Carol Clarke on Fri Mar 24, 2017 4:55 pm
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Such elegant and smart looking ducks all dressed up in their tuxedo! Lovely shot.
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by Jim_B on Fri Mar 24, 2017 9:21 pm
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My nemesis duck! Oh man, you captured him beautifully!
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by Cynthia Crawford on Sat Mar 25, 2017 6:02 am
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Lovely matching browns in a serene setting. Beautiful reflections as well.
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by himadri roy on Sat Mar 25, 2017 9:26 am
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Awesome image.
 

by clement on Sat Mar 25, 2017 10:22 am
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What a pretty picture this man
 

by Ron Day on Sat Mar 25, 2017 3:51 pm
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Beautiful lighting, and I love the earth-tones throughout the image. Excellent work!
 

by Joshua Clark on Sun Mar 26, 2017 11:54 pm
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What a fantastic shot Michael! Really nailed this one. The tones in the water complement the duck so well and love the lighting!
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