White Faced Whistling Duck

Posted by Carol Clarke on Thu Jan 11, 2018 5:57 am

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We sat by a waterhole in Lower Zambezi NP. Zambia, watching for wildlife coming to drink, early morning on a very hot day... we were alerted by a shrill whistle, and a few of these beauties flew in.

They didn't mind us at all, and this one came quite close after having a bath.

I love them, they always make me smile!

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by Karl Egressy on Thu Jan 11, 2018 7:01 am

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Beautiful portrait of an exotic Duck, Carol. Love the details, head angle, eye contact and the open beak.

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by Square Man1 on Thu Jan 11, 2018 8:07 am

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The exposure is spot on showing lovely detail in the contrasting feathers, a nice touch with the open bill Carol.

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by peter makuch on Thu Jan 11, 2018 8:55 am

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a beauty of a duck and awesome portrait with bg, well done for this capture CAROL.

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by Gene Gwin on Thu Jan 11, 2018 9:11 am

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Carol, Nice details. Nice Image!

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by joem on Thu Jan 11, 2018 11:54 am

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A great looking Duck & beautifully captured Carol.

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by Ron Day on Thu Jan 11, 2018 3:10 pm

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A super portrait with impeccable detail, Carol. I love how the background compliments the color in the duck. Excellent.

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by Cynthia Crawford on Thu Jan 11, 2018 9:49 pm

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Total charmer, Carol- the open beak does it for me-don't know if they "quack" but that's what I "hear"

. (Or is this a whistle....) Colors are so lovely as are the details.

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by Gary Gulash on Thu Jan 11, 2018 11:15 pm

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Hi Carol. This duck looks like he is happy, almost smiling. It's special when you are able to capture that sort of positive expression in a wildlife image! Grade A portrait.

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by himadri roy on Fri Jan 12, 2018 7:11 am

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Fabulous close-up encounter of this beautiful duck madam.

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by Mako_Elite on Sat Jan 13, 2018 1:35 am

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Nice portrait shot with a nice details.

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by WILDSUDIPTA on Sat Jan 13, 2018 8:52 am

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What a nice story , getting back to childhood days . Nice capture

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by Carol Clarke on Sat Jan 13, 2018 9:39 am

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Cynthia Crawford wrote:Total charmer, Carol- the open beak does it for me-don't know if they "quack" but that's what I "hear" . (Or is this a whistle....) Colors are so lovely as are the details.

Thank you, Cindy. I have never heard them 'Quack' - but they make a lovely whistling sound to each other and that is what this little one is doing!

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by Debapratim Saha on Sat Jan 13, 2018 12:21 pm

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Fantastic close up shot with great detail,colours and exposure,the open beak has made it more lovely.

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by Sandy R-B on Sat Jan 13, 2018 8:34 pm

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Wonderful portrait of this beauty!
Nice pose, excellent detail, and sweet BG -
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by David Salem on Fri Jan 19, 2018 12:51 am

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Nice shot of another unique and not often seen duck Carol. I like the open bill and the great colors and details.The BG complements the duck well too.
Great capture

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by NiagaraMike on Sat Feb 10, 2018 6:14 pm

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How smart you are to go on such an enjoyable trip and get great experiences and photos. You have a great exposure going there with details in the whites and a nice smiling duck pose. Wonderful!

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