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Family portrait


Family portrait
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Copyright: john vantighem (john1) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 122 W: 0 N: 439] (3410)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2012-03-22
Categories: Birds
Camera: Fujifilm 30exr, Tamron 18-200mm F3,5-6,3 XR DiII LD Asp, Sandisk Ultra II 4Gb
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2012-03-25 12:15
Viewed: 1994
Points: 2
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Anas platyrhynchos


Ducks
Typical Voice

Adult Description
Large dabbling duck.
Male with iridescent green head, rusty chest, and gray body.
Female mottled brown.
Male Description
Breeding (Alternate) Plumage: Head iridescent dark green. Narrow white neck ring. Breast chestnut-brown. Back and wings brownish gray. Underparts light grayish. Rump and under tail black, with white area just in front along flanks. Tail white on outside with black middle feathers. Central tail feathers curled up toward back. Bill yellow to greenish, with black nail at tip. Eyes dark. Feet red.
Eclipse (Basic) Plumage: Crown dark green. Face pale brownish. Dark line through eye. Breast warm brown. Body and wings mottled brown, white, and buff. Slight upturn to central tail feathers. Bill clear yellowish olive.
Female Description
Brownish all over with mottled streaking of buff, white, and dark brown. Face paler than body. Dark line through eye. Dark streak on crown. Belly pale. Tail whitish. Undertail pale. Bill orange or yellow marked with variable splotches of black. Legs red-orange.

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Ciao John, lovely family portrait, wonderful natural colors, fine details and splendid sharpness, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

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