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Wood Duck drake

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by Allen_Woodliffe from Chatham CA on 16 Nov 2012
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A male Wood Duck in its brilliant breeding plumage is one of the most striking species of waterfowl we get to see. During the mid summer to mid autumn, males can look quite drab as they go through their plumage moult, but by December they are looking irresistible. This photo was taken in December a couple of years ago.

  • Camera: Canon EOS 5D
tagged: 'wood duck' 'waterfowl'

21 comments


Allen_Woodliffe posted 2015-02-15 9:16pm

Nancy....thanks so much for your kind words!

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Nancy_Clark posted 2014-03-18 8:05pm

Beautiful shot, Allen! There is no doubt that this duck is one of the most flamboyant in N. America. Love the details that you captured!

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Allen_Woodliffe posted 2014-02-24 1:45pm

Thank-you Isabelle....it is a stunning bird indeed!

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Isabelle_V posted 2013-01-12 7:28pm

so true Allen...not sure how I missed this one.....stunning image ~

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Allen_Woodliffe posted 2013-01-12 7:24pm

Thank-you Urszula and Christine....your comments are greatly appreciated. And I agree this web site is painfully slow much of the time, unfortunately....there is no real improvement in that respect over the previous CG site in my opinion.

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Christine_Muchmore posted 2013-01-12 6:58pm

Wonderful picture!!!

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Urszula posted 2012-12-22 1:32pm

Wonderful colours!
I will have to check some other wildlife photos, it is nice to see what professionals see (biologist and all). The website is painfully slow though...

Merry Christmas, Urszula.

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Allen_Woodliffe posted 2012-12-05 6:49pm

Thank-you so much Debbie, Kent, Kim, RR, Holly and Jade for your visits and comments!

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Jade_Carbone posted 2012-11-23 4:17pm

Excellent colors and clarity Allen, wonderfully done!

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holly posted 2012-11-21 9:56pm

Well done Allen!

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