Aren't I Beautiful? Wood Duck
by Judi Dressler
Title
Aren't I Beautiful? Wood Duck
Artist
Judi Dressler
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Photograph - Photography
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Wood ducks, like other birds, molt in the fall, and this male wood drake had just gotten his brand new feathers and was looking beautiful! Here he had just taken a dive under the water to look for food, and was shaking some of the water off afterwards. He looks a bit like he's saying, "Look at me, aren't I beautiful?"!
Uniquely beautiful, this duck of wooded ponds and river swamps has no close relatives, except for the Mandarin Duck of eastern Asia. The Wood Duck nests in holes in trees or in nest boxes put up around lake margins. They are one of the few duck species equipped with strong claws that can grip bark and perch on branches.
Photo taken on October 9, 2019, in Littleton, Colorado
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Comments (22)
Shoal Hollingsworth
This is wonderful. I have nominated this for a Special Feature in the 1000 Views Group.
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 views Groups nominated images by your fellow artist in the Special Features #17 promotion discussion. Please visit and pass on the love to another artist.....L/F/Tw
Gary F Richards
Spectacular capture, lighting, shading, colors and artwork! F/L Nominated for special feature in 1000 Views!
Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This stunning image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Art for Ever with You” Group Home Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2020 February: Stunning Group Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. Also feel free to post your feature on our group Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/296998814248643/ Thank you for your participation in the group! ~Jan (February 20, 2020)
Don Columbus
Congratulations Judi, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings" I invite you to place it in the group's "2019 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!" Sharing on Pinterest Board - Images That Excite You!
Morris Finkelstein
Stunning photograph of a Wood Duck, with great pose, colors, and perspective, Judi! Nice job! F/L
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