Motif: Another Wood Duck Drake

Posted by Woody Mayhew on Fri Jul 15, 2005 8:44 am

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This is another of the wood duck drakes from late yesterday afternoon here at my house. His tail feathers and wing feathers are growing back in nicely after losing them in his molt into non-breeding plumage.
D2x, 500 AF-S f4, f6.7 @ 1/100th, ISO 400, SB-800 on Manual 1/2 power fill flash @ -1/3 EV.

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by chriscove on Fri Jul 15, 2005 8:57 am

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Excellent shot, spot om exposure!

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by Colin Inman on Fri Jul 15, 2005 2:40 pm

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Great reflection, like the way the colour is peeking out from behind the browns.

Would go a touch more sharpening.

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by mrhughj on Fri Jul 15, 2005 4:36 pm

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Beautiful eyes on these ducks, nicely captured, Woody!

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by KK Hui on Fri Jul 15, 2005 8:37 pm

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Nice shot, Woody!
Any chance of shooting lower?!

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by Mike Wilson on Fri Jul 15, 2005 9:50 pm

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Excellent view of this guy. Great documentation of this bird Woody.

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by Woody Mayhew on Sat Jul 16, 2005 6:46 am

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THanks for looking. I am really pleased that these three drakes and two hens have chosen to spend the summer with me this year. I am able to get a good timeline on their molts and see how long it takes to regrow their plumage and flight feathers. I am looking forward to seeing them transition back into breeding plumage. I can show the progress of each of these birds through the two molts. I will try and get enough shots to post a photo essay of this progress for one specific bird.

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by Christopher Dodds on Sat Jul 16, 2005 10:57 am

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Another great wood duck, Woody.

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by Kenny_k on Sat Jul 16, 2005 7:24 pm

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Beautiful bird!!!!