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American Wigeon – female 1


American Wigeon – female 1
Photo Information
Copyright: Mario Olteanu (Mariol) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 165 W: 10 N: 1052] (4329)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-09-29
Categories: Birds
Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ30
Exposure: f/3.7, 1/320 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-03-10 0:01
Viewed: 418
Points: 2
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I took this picture last autumn, in the small park (Wabukayne) across the street from my house, where I take most of my pictures. This bird visited the pond just for a week, socialized a bit with the mallards and disappeared.
I think is an American Wigeon – female. Please confirm.

Hand held, no flash, not from a blind.

Cool Facts (from All About Birds)
·The American Wigeon was formerly known as "Baldpate" because the white stripe resembled a bald man's head.
·The American Wigeon is a rare, but regular straggler to Europe where it turns up in flocks of Eurasian Wigeon.
·The American Wigeon's short bill enables it to exert more force at the bill tip than other dabbling ducks, thus permitting efficient dislodging and plucking of vegetation.
·The America Wigeon is the dabbling duck most likely to leave water and graze on vegetation in fields. However, feeding in fields on grain, such as corn, is rather rare.
·The American Wigeon's diet has a higher proportion of plant matter than the diet of any other dabbling duck.
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Hi Mario,
Don't know why there are no smileys. It is a beautiful image. Good simple compo. Colourful. Sharp and detailed.
TFS
Annick

Nice sharp photo colors are natural good contact with eye The detail on the wings is good but i think could have been better if the sun had been on them like the head You are like me i see a nice eye
John

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