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nardes wrote in post #19088376
You must have been quite close, with a wide angle lens to make the nose look that large!

Cheers

Dennis

Dennis...I think he simply has a "Jimmy Durante" nose!!Rob was using a 600 mm lens with a 2X TC.

5280Pics wrote in post #19088526

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Cool...nice capture here!

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19088653
Dennis...I think he simply has a "Jimmy Durante" nose!!Rob was using a 600 mm lens with a 2X TC.

Cool...nice capture here!

Thanks Mike, I checked the EXIF but was still astonished at the size of that nose.

Cheers

Dennis

nardes wrote in post #19088668
Thanks Mike, I checked the EXIF but was still astonished at the size of that nose.

Cheers

Dennis

I gotta agree with you, Dennis. He does have a pretty good size schnoz.

Here's looking at you, kid. in fact the tigress looked right thru me and so did her sub adult, male cub

Today at Apollo Bay - Local Rosella

A Wood duck.

Photo from fotoi's gallery.
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fotoi wrote in post #19088968
A Wood duck.

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posted by fotoi originally in forum: Birds

He does not look like he is made outa wood!!!

Any idea how they got the name of wood duck??

I just googled that question!

Inspeqtor wrote in post #19088983
He does not look like he is made outa wood!!!

Any idea how they got the name of wood duck??

I just googled that question!

Thank you for the information.

fotoi wrote in post #19089002

Inspeqtor wrote in post #19088983
He does not look like he is made outa wood!!!

Any idea how they got the name of wood duck??

I just googled that question!

Thank you for the information.

You are very welcome!!

I always thought it is because they look like a painted (decoy) wooden duck

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Charles, we should ask Fotoi what the habitat is like where he shoots these Wood Ducks.
I've never googled them,just assumed their name because they love wooded areas near water. They prefer hollow trees over water or waters edge to nest in, they will use boxes made for them readily to nest in if the habitat suits them. I have a pond in a heavily wooded (Oak) area on my East farm, they are on it most of the year until ice forces them to leave. It is nearly inaccessible so photographing them close up and low is not possible. Steep terrain and heavy woods with underbrush to waters edge. They spend most of their time along the edge and in fall feed constantly on acorns that fall or drain into the pond. The small acorns from the Red Oak family are their preferred it seems and I have a lot of them.
They are the only duck I've seen in my area that will land in trees and I see them often sitting on limbs as lookouts it appears. My Wood ducks are so wild and skittish I will not attempt to describe them other than, NO GOOD CLOSE PHOTOS for me so far.

Grizz1 wrote in post #19089083
Charles, we should ask Fotoi what the habitat is like where he shoots these Wood Ducks.
I've never googled them,just assumed their name because they love wooded areas near water. They prefer hollow trees over water or waters edge to nest in, they will use boxes made for them readily to nest in if the habitat suits them. I have a pond in a heavily wooded (Oak) area on my East farm, they are on it most of the year until ice forces them to leave. It is nearly inaccessible so photographing them close up and low is not possible. Steep terrain and heavy woods with underbrush to waters edge. They spend most of their time along the edge and in fall feed constantly on acorns that fall or drain into the pond. The small acorns from the Red Oak family are their preferred it seems and I have a lot of them.
They are the only duck I've seen in my area that will land in trees and I see them often sitting on limbs as lookouts it appears. My Wood ducks are so wild and skittish I will not attempt to describe them other than, NO GOOD CLOSE PHOTOS for me so far.

Grizz1, I find them in a large pond/small lake near town. They are relatively tame because so many people come out to feed them on a regular basis. They let you get sort of close, but many of my shots are with my 600mm and sometimes with the Canon 1.4x III teleconverter attached (so 840mm).

Grizz1 wrote in post #19089083
Charles, I should ask Fotoi what the habitat is like where he shoots these Wood Ducks.
I've never googled them,just assumed their name because they love wooded areas near water. They prefer hollow trees over water or waters edge to nest in, they will use boxes made for them readily to nest in if the habitat suits them. I have a pond in a heavily wooded (Oak) area on my East farm, they are on it most of the year until ice forces them to leave. It is nearly inaccessible so photographing them close up and low is not possible. Steep terrain and heavy woods with underbrush to waters edge. They spend most of their time along the edge and in fall feed constantly on acorns that fall or drain into the pond. The small acorns from the Red Oak family are their preferred it seems and I have a lot of them.
They are the only duck I've seen in my area that will land in trees and I see them often sitting on limbs as lookouts it appears. My Wood ducks are so wild and skittish I will not attempt to describe them other than, NO GOOD CLOSE PHOTOS for me so far.

I think maybe you just now did ask Fotoi the question you thought of asking, I did not think of asking him that!!

Woops I was to slow in answering!