Preening Wood Duck
by Judi Dressler
Title
Preening Wood Duck
Artist
Judi Dressler
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Photograph - Photography
Description
Wood Duck preening his or her feathers, with reflection. Preening is a bird's way of grooming its feathers to keep them in the best condition. While preening, birds will remove dust, dirt and parasites from their feathers and align each feather in the optimum position relative to adjacent feathers and body shape. Most birds will preen several times a day to keep themselves healthy.
From Cornell: "Wood Ducks... live in wooded swamps, where they nest 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 2nd, 2017, in Littleton, Colorado
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Comments (13)
Don Columbus
Congratulations Judi, your work is Featured in "Birds In Focus" I invite you to place it in the group's "2018 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
William Tasker
A real beauty! Your beautiful and identified bird image has been featured by Wild Birds Of The World, a nature photography group. L/F
Morris Finkelstein
Beautiful close up photograph of a Wood Duck male, with great colors, light, clarity, pose, and composition, Judi! F/L
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