Taste Yummy

Gallery: AvianPosted May 19, 2013103 views6 comments

I spotted 3 pair of Green-winged Teal working the muddy edge of a pond at the Ridgefield Refuge. They are interesting dabblers to watch as they appear to suck and expel quite a bit of mud while looking for small mollusks and aquatic insects.

Larger version available, Thanks for stopping!

image cropped to 75% of original
canon 7D
canon 600mm f4.L + 1.4TC
F/8 1/250 ISO 100
beanbag lens rest on auto window

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6 comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on May 19, 2013 at 7:22 PM

Beautiful colors and fine details on the feathers. Glad we don't have to eat like that! Sharon

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on May 19, 2013 at 7:23 PM

Excellent pose, love the detail and colors. I've never been able to get close to these guys, nice work.

Ray

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Comment posted by Claude Dagenais on May 19, 2013 at 8:29 PM

Nice capture in natural settings Craig.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on May 20, 2013 at 5:53 AM

Cool ducks and a nice shot of how they make a living. A bit of motion blur on the eye in the larger version.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on May 20, 2013 at 10:36 AM

Neat image Craig-good color and detail. Adds new meaning to 'sucking down your food'.

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on May 20, 2013 at 4:28 PM

I do like the pose and the colours on this fine looking Duck, very well captured.

Keith.

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