Musk Duck in Mating Display

Posted by Atom McCoy on Wed Mar 07, 2018 11:27 am

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Nikon d800 Nikkor 200-500mm @500mm
f/8, ISO 800, 1/1000 shutter

Hand held. When doing this, they a fair bit of splashing with their feet at their side.

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by RLK on Wed Mar 07, 2018 2:16 pm

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Great image Tom. I have not seen this duck specie posted here before. What an amazing display. Thanks for sharing.
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by Ron Day on Wed Mar 07, 2018 3:36 pm

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This is such incredible (and almost humorous) behavior, Tom. A great find and capture. Nicely done!

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by Carol Clarke on Fri Mar 09, 2018 10:47 am

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I think this is a first for Naturescapes to see this display! Amazing pouch under the bill and I understand these males are pretty 'musky'! Thanks for sharing this fascinating behaviour capture, Tom!

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