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Lame-Duck wrote in post #19186610
Pair of Wood Ducks

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Great shot Mike. I love Wood ducks they are so pretty next to Mandarin ducks imo.

kartsahoo wrote in post #19186328
Great shot.
I also have found it pretty challenging to shoot this species. It fuzzies around really fast, non-stop.

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19186310
Great capture, Mark!


Beautiful bird...great shot, Peter!

johnfosteruk wrote in post #19186323
Gorgeous shot of a gorgeous bird Peter. We have relatively low numbers in the SW UK but we do see them. They're too far away to travel for while we're in lockdown though so I've not been out to see them yet this winter.

I am so lucky to see one here in the US (PACIFIC NW). Hope this lockdown will end soon for all of us.

Pippan wrote in post #19186324
Oh my, how cute!

Thank you so much everyone.

mkkaczy wrote in post #19186620
Hey man did you know there is a fox behind me and you didn't say anything? !!!
Hooded crow in the first rays of the sun, still with frost on its feathers.
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My goodness mkkaczy, what a cool shot! Very nice photography.

fotoi wrote in post #19186650
A Drake Mallard.

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What a nice portrait shot of this beautiful drake mallard, fotoi! Excellent sharpness and color!

brian_sp wrote in post #19186665
Northern Parula

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Magnolia Warbler

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Both of these shots are gorgeous, Brian!

Bianchi wrote in post #19186722

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This is definitely a fantastic shot! Very appealing!

JVolz wrote in post #19186736
Purple Sandpiper

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Lovely close-up, JVolz! Very nice work.

Peter2516 wrote in post #19186764

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Wow...this is a smashing close-up shot of the snow bunting, Peter! I think these birds are gorgeous.

shooz wrote in post #19186626
Beautiful Mike !

Many thanks, Dave! I appreciate the kind comment.

fotoi wrote in post #19186633
Beautiful shot, Mike!

Your kind compliments are always greatly appreciated, fotoi! Thank you.

amyandmark3 wrote in post #19186641
Excellent duo Mike!

Your encouraging comment is truly appreciated. Thank you kindly, Mark.

brian_sp wrote in post #19186644
BEAUTY...i am happy when i get to see one, and that is rare, i'd die to see a pair like this

Thanks for your comment, Brian. In my neck of the woods I see woodies fairly often. I have the kings and the San Joaquin rivers fairly close to where I live. I frequent them; plus a park that is right along the river. These areas have good numbers of wood ducks most of the year.

I see many species of birds that others post here on the forums, and I never (or hardly ever) get the chance to get decent shots of them. A perfect example are owls. I only have a small handful of great horned owl images, but I've never been able to capture any other owls. It's frustrating.

edmidlifecrisis wrote in post #19186662
Great match up of the heads of both those males......color explosion!!

Ed...I was pleased to see the match up of their heads, but it was nothing but dumb luck. I do frequently use a duck call to gain their attention and get them to look at me, plus I can sometimes get ducks in flight to turn and come towards me; thus allowing the chance for some BIF shots.

Photomstolen wrote in post #19186689
Wonderful shot

Thank you very much Mike!

paul katinas wrote in post #19186690
Fantastic capture Mike, congratulations.
Happy trails.

I always appreciate your very kind, and encouraging compliments, Paul. They are definitely much appreciated.

Peter2516 wrote in post #19186762
Great shot Mike. I love Wood ducks they are so pretty next to Mandarin ducks imo.

Many thanks, Peter. I agree...wood ducks are right next to mandarin ducks on the "pretty list."

Still gotta go fishing even on this cold blustery day.
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Lame-Duck wrote in post #19186781
My goodness mkkaczy, what a cool shot! Very nice photography.

What a nice portrait shot of this beautiful drake mallard, fotoi! Excellent sharpness and color!

Both of these shots are gorgeous, Brian!

This is definitely a fantastic shot! Very appealing!

Lovely close-up, JVolz! Very nice work.

Wow...this is a smashing close-up shot of the snow bunting, Peter! I think these birds are gorgeous.

Thank you, Mike, he was posing nicely for the camera.

African Hoopoe
Yala National Park, Sri Lanka
25th December 2020 at 3pm local time

Exposure CWA +1 stop
Shadows lifted +30 in Lightroom

Edited to add that the Hoopoe was initially looking away from me so I took one shot, using the clatter of the mirror and shutter to get the bird's attention and then followed up with the second after a further split second to move the focus point over the eye (no eye recognition on a 5D IV ). For composition I got lucky that it looked left, not right.

Black-necked stilt

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Broad-tailed hummingbird

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a new bird for me. and it's a common one, a Common Yellowthroat that is.

if only he had flown towards me instead of away...