Voted Most Beautiful...

... Duck in the world! (And it's a dude!)

I went to a creek that I usually go to to see what I could find, I went for Hooded Mergansers, Buffle-heads, and Kingfishers really, but instead, I shot this most of the time. I know this duck has to be missing from some collection. Still though, one never expects to see something as beautiful as this when you go out shooting. (An odd thing with this duck, it's paired up with a Canada Goose of all things, the Mandarin Duck runs anything away from his honey)

Randy

recrisp wrote in post #17848283
... Duck in the world! (And it's a dude!)

I went to creek that I usually go to to see what I could find, I went for Hooded Mergansers, Buffle-heads, and Kingfishers really, but instead, I shot this most of the time. I know this duck has to be missing from some collection. Still though, one never expects to see something as beautiful as this when you go out shooting. (An odd thing with this duck, it's paired up with a Canada Goose of all things, the Mandarin Duck runs anything away from his honey)

Randy

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Love the colors...... and your flickr page

Thank you, Dan, it is a really pretty bird, and I really do appreciate the compliments.

Randy

Indeed Randy. First ine I have seen one was in Hawaii. Well deserved.

Thanks, Peter! I know that a lot of these ducks are escapees from private collections, so this one probably is too.

Randy

Well captured Randy.

Beautiful shot and find Randy.
We had one here a few winters ago!

Beautiful. Please tell me you shot it with a new body or lens.

2n10 wrote in post #17848945
Well captured Randy.

Thanks for the nice comment, John.

Randy

Nice find and shot Randy!

Awesome shot Randy, well done!

mandokid1 wrote in post #17849035
Beautiful shot and find Randy.
We had one here a few winters ago!

I bet there are many that aren't seen, I mean, this one's hanging out with Canada Geese, not other ducks, so he's literally out of his norm... heheh
I know that there was another one at a popular lake here in the area back in the Spring, I am pretty sure this is not that one, but it belongs to somebody somewhere.
Thanks a lot, Denis!

Randy

nqjudo wrote in post #17849037
Beautiful. Please tell me you shot it with a new body or lens.

No, I didn't, but I can tell you I did have fun and a lot of frustration trying to shoot it, I had all kinds of problems, then it got better.
Thank you!

Randy

txcanon wrote in post #17849084
Nice find and shot Randy!

Thank you, Brad! I appreciate that.

Randy

daverator wrote in post #17849086
Awesome shot Randy, well done!

Thanks so much, Dave!

Randy