Portraits of a Mrs. Wood Duck.

[dancad]

Went to our local duck hotspot...bumped into Wayne who was already there. Among the many, many usual Mallards and Black Ducks was a nice and refreshing surprise...a female Wood Duck! Most of you guys down south probably don't see anything special with this sighting, but to see one in Ottawa in January is special in everyway (a quick look at your birding book's range maps will tell you why;) ). Anyhow, she came quite close at one point...these are full frame.:D

[dancinec]

Excellent shot of the wood duck. are you having an unusually warm winter like they are having elsewhere?

[Gary Fairhead]

Terrific shots Dan and she is a beauty. Nice light today and glad to see you took full advantage of it...a Wood Duck in January Nice!!

......Quite the weather we are having and while on Frank Kenny today I saw at least 3 motorcycles ......in January......not a flake of snow anywhere at a time when snowmobiles are the norm.....its nice but a little disconcerting

[jorj7]

You did a good job with these shots. Very nice presentation, great detail
and color.

[downywp]

This is one of my favorite ducks and you captured her beautifully! :)

[Reyno]

Excellent captures, tack sharp and colorful. Well done Daniel.

[Blackburnian]

Beauty Dan!

Great light and Mrs.....

[Wayne Wood]

beautiful portrait shots Dan and she was a real treat to see

[busbyea]

Breathtaking....
She is lovely..

[canonloader]

Love the color in these great shots Daniel. Really nice.

[Ed Rotberg]

Beautiful exposures, detail and color. These are really quite excellent! I guess Msr.s wood Duck has some special iridescence all her own!

= Ed =

[sam walker]

I'm a woody fan Maybe N America's most handsome duck male or female. I checked my colony last year and found them on Nov 4. I Looked again March 15 and they returned. Haven't looked after Oct this year. Well shot Daniel.
Sam

[Anthony J Howe]

The lighting and colour is really, really good in these two shots along with good focus Dan, well done.

[kr88]

These are beauties. Very vivid colors, crisp focus and great looking duck. Nicley done!

[ZipDude66]

Really like the work you put into these. Excellent Dan!!

Zip

[Stephen Stephen]

Beautiful captures here Dan. I hope to see you and Wayne again soon.

[Boy jack]

Ace shots love um.

[cfcRebel]

Congrats Dan! Beautiful photos of the lady. Sharp, nicely exposed, great colors.

[dancad]

Excellent shot of the wood duck. are you having an unusually warm winter like they are having elsewhere?

Yes we are. January 8th, and no snow on the ground?!?! Oh well, were saving on heating bills.:cool:

Terrific shots Dan and she is a beauty. Nice light today and glad to see you took full advantage of it...a Wood Duck in January Nice!!

......Quite the weather we are having and while on Frank Kenny today I saw at least 3 motorcycles ......in January......not a flake of snow anywhere at a time when snowmobiles are the norm.....its nice but a little disconcerting

Yes, a little disconcerting...hopefully things will come back to normal. It's nice to have some lingering species because of this, but notice how we are lacking the usual numbers of winter species this year...especially the finches:cry:

Beautiful exposures, detail and color. These are really quite excellent! I guess Msr.s wood Duck has some special iridescence all her own!

= Ed =

I thought so too! I was glad to see it show up this nicely upon looking at them on my monitor.

Really like the work you put into these. Excellent Dan!!

Zip

I really appreciate that, Zip. Thanks!

And thank you to all the others who have looked and commnted!:D

[sam walker]

funny isn't it I really went for wood duck drakes a few years back letting the hens swim away.. They really have a charm of their own and I decided to go after it. Your shots are well done.
Sam

[ngannet]

Full frame?!? Amazing! Excellent shots, lots of detail. Shows how beautiful the female is even though she often gets overlooked.