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The Dating Game
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The Dating Game

by Rick Turner

Gallery: AvianPosted February 23, 201487 views2 comments
New Male Mallards are showing up past few days on Turtle Creek. Leaves are sprotting on some species and spring like weather too boot. The time for pairing up with a female is here and this guy has some good colors to help his adventure.
Sony a 77
70-200 G Sony f 2.8 @200
5.6 @ 1/250

Comments

2 comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on February 23, 2014 at 6:58 PM
Nice job on the subtle shadings of the head, Rick.

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Comment posted by Rick Cloran on February 24, 2014 at 1:23 AM
Well handled in flat light. The pose is nice and the water coming off his bill is a plus.
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