Running take off -- Hooded Merganser
by Judi Dressler
Title
Running take off -- Hooded Merganser
Artist
Judi Dressler
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
I just think ducks running on water is so cute! So I was very happy to get this shot of this handsome Hooded Merganser running to take off from the water, following his sweetie as they head off to places unknown.
From Cornell's website: ' “Hooded” is something of an understatement for this extravagantly crested little duck. Adult males are a sight to behold, with sharp black-and-white patterns set off by chestnut flanks. Females get their own distinctive elegance from their cinnamon crest. Hooded Mergansers are fairly common on small ponds and rivers, where they dive for fish, crayfish, and other food, seizing it in their thin, serrated bills. They nest in tree cavities; the ducklings depart with a bold leap to the forest floor when only one day old. '
Photo taken on January 24, 2019, in Littleton, Colorado
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March 18th, 2019
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Comments (31)
Gary F Richards
Outstanding Running Take Off - Hooded Merganser composition, lighting, shading, excellent color and artwork! Congratulations on your very deserving features! F/L
Lorraine Baum
Congratulations Judi - Your wonderful image has been Featured in the All COLORADO group. Please add it to the 2022 Featured Archives group discussion. L/F
Brian Tada
Magnificent wildlife action photography, Judi! Nominating this beauty for a Special Feature in the 1,000 Views on 1 Image Group. F/L
Shoal Hollingsworth
Wonderful work, I nominated this for a Special Feature in the 1000 Views group. L/F
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 views Groups Special Features #19 promotion discussion. Please help your fellow artists by visiting and passing on the love to another artist in the the 1000 Views Group....L/F/Tw
Nicklas Gustafsson
I'm nominating this beautiful picture for an Special Feature in the 1000 Views group!
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group ..... Please place your featured image in the Feature Archive and any other appropriate Archives l/f/p
Robert C Paulson Jr
Judi – Beautiful photo. Congratulations on having it Featured. -- L / F, following -- 4-14-2019
Don Columbus
Congratulations Judi, your work is Featured in "Birds In Focus" I invite you to place it in the group's "2019 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Dawn Currie
Congratulations on your feature in our group, Pure Nature Photography - celebrating the best of our natural world! You are invited to archive it in the 2019 Pure Nature Photography Featured Work Archive discussion thread for longer lasting visibility.