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Wood Duck
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| Photo Information |
Copyright: Conrado Arellano (Edicon)
![Silver Note Writer [C: 3 W: 0 N: 13]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/n-n-s.gif) (70) |
| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2009-05-03 |
| Categories: Birds |
| Camera: Pentax K10D, sigma 100-300 f4 |
| Exposure: f/8, 1/250 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2009-06-09 6:27 |
| Viewed: 394 |
| Favorites: 1 [view] |
| Points: 4 |
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Description
Description Length: 43-53 cm. Adult male: Top of crested head iridescent green and blue. Two lines of white extend into crest, one from base of bill and one from behind eye; cheeks purple; chin and throat contrasting white, this extending as a forked stripe, one branch going up side of head and the other towards back of neck; white band between breast and flank, bordered behind with one of black; breast and patch on each side of the base of tail reddish chestnut; back dark green with bronze and purple iridescence; wings mixed iridescent blue and purple, with narrow white line along hind edge; tail rather long, black with green iridescence; belly white; sides buff; speculum steely blue; eyes red; legs dull yellow. Adult female: Head dark gray with slight greenish gloss; crest shorter than in male; throat, chin and eye ring white; upperparts brownish gray with weak bronze reflections; wing similar to male's; underparts streaked with buff and white; belly paler, almost white.
Breeding - Nest: In a hollow tree, the old nest of a large woodpecker or manmade nest box; height from the ground 1-15 m or more, availability of site being the determining factor. Eggs: 8-15, pale buff or creamy white. They are deposited on rotten wood mixed with down from the female's breast.
Wood Ducks may use the same nest site year after year, and it was long presumed that the same pair returned together. More recently, through banding, it has been found that it is the female that comes back, but invariably with a new mate. Pairing occurs on the wintering grounds and, when the northward migration begins, she leads him to the nest site of the year before. In some species, such as the Yellow Warbler, it is the male that returns each year; but in these cases pairing does not occur until nest construction is about to commence. |
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- oki
![Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 81 W: 10 N: 114]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-s-g.gif)
(584) - [2009-06-09 8:15]
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Great colors, nice POV, a little bit of sharpness is missing at the ducks head.
Thanks for sharing
Oki
Hi Conrado,
Very good job. Excellent lighting, perfect focus, good selection of focal initiation. The coloring is superb, the details of the bird are exceptional. Shows very clearly the texture of the feathers. great use of reflection in the water. I slightly "high" position of the bird with respect to frame, but it is an insignificant detail, taking into account the quality of the whole. I think this is one of the most successful pictures I've seen of this species. Additionally, I welcome the work of framing very good with lots of art.
Greetings & TFS
Jesús
