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Wood Duck


Wood Duck
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Copyright: Lise Villeneuve (lise) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 184 W: 51 N: 560] (2819)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-08-03
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 30 D, Canon EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS USM, B+W 77mm MRC Slim UV Filter
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/250 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-08-16 8:23
Viewed: 330
Points: 14
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Wood Duck

Male Wood Ducks are flamboyant in breeding plumage, practically unmistakable with their brightly colored chestnut and yellow bodies, green droop-crested heads, bright red bills, and bold white barring on their faces and bodies. Females are drabber, with subtle iridescence on overall grayish-brown bodies, spotted flanks, and a white teardrop surrounding each eye. Juveniles appear similar to females, as do non-breeding males in eclipse plumage (from June to September), although they have the red bill and white facial markings.

Wood Ducks nest in cavities near or above water, up to 65 feet high. The most common natural cavities are Pileated Woodpecker holes, but artificial nest boxes are used as well. The cavity is lined with down. The female lays 9 to 14 eggs and incubates them for 25 to 35 days. After the female begins incubation, the pair breaks up. After one day in the nest, the young leap to the ground or water, often quite a long jump. The young can swim and feed themselves, but the female continues to tend them for 5 to 6 weeks. She leaves before they can fly, however. They fledge when they are 8 to 9 weeks old.

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  • crs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 405 W: 0 N: 630] (2537)
  • [2008-08-16 9:01]

Hello Lise,

What a wonderfull light has your photo. The image is very good beeing rasor sharp on the head of the duck and rendering a reachness of color tones. The water drops from bird's beak and the nice water cercles arround it gives even more life to the photo.

Congratulations,
Cristian

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  • Arjun Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 307 W: 3 N: 783] (3692)
  • [2008-08-16 9:58]

hi lise,
beautiful picture..its very much refreshing
TFS

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3174 W: 154 N: 4796] (15481)
  • [2008-08-16 10:28]

Hi Lise.
Wonderful three-dimensional image of a very cute duck. I like razor sharpness and fine details of the bird and amazing reproduction of the water surface. Despite image of the duck is not in focus at whole some blurriness of the tail is very suitable and harmonizes with smoothness of the water image. Well done and best wishes.
Alexei.

Hola Lise: Una toma hermosa, que muestra perfectamente los detalles de la especie. Saludos.

bonjour Lise

belle image de cette jeune femelle canard branchu,
excellent POV, belle netteté et détails du plumage,
j'aimes le goutte d,eau au bout de son bec, TFS

Asbed

Nice shot. Good pov and composition.

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2130 W: 9 N: 5960] (22528)
  • [2008-08-17 13:18]

Hi Lise. The female still looks a beautiful looking duck. She has a cute face. you have captured goddetail in the fetahers. with natural colours. nice to see the orange around the eye. wel ldone TFS. good notes too.
Nick..

Hello Lise,
Excellent color and exposure. The sharpness in her eye really makes the photo interesting and gives her emotion. Very nicely done with good notes. Thomas

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