I am always happy to catch some Wood Ducks and know that they nest high up in hollowed trees, but I have never caught them up a tree before. It was rough going trying to get clear shots.
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26th March 2012, 03:04 AM #1
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Wood ducks scouting nesting sites
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26th March 2012, 03:14 AM #2
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Re: Wood ducks scouting nesting sites
Paul,
More great shots!
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26th March 2012, 05:05 AM #3
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Re: Wood ducks scouting nesting sites
Nicely done again Paul
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26th March 2012, 05:24 AM #4
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Re: Wood ducks scouting nesting sites
Well done Paul on making the effort and getting the images under difficult conditions. What an attractive bird. Obviously sticks and twigs are getting in the way which is a shame.
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26th March 2012, 05:33 AM #5
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Re: Wood ducks scouting nesting sites
Thanks Clive and no worries, I got them floating as well.
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26th March 2012, 05:43 AM #6
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Re: Wood ducks scouting nesting sites
Very nice Paul
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26th March 2012, 05:50 AM #7
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Patience and perseverance pays off...
Well done.
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26th March 2012, 11:05 AM #8
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Re: Wood ducks scouting nesting sites
Nice shots Paul, great focus. I agree with Clive on the first three that it is too bad the twigs are in the way. Commenting on the two floating I wonder about the color of the water. Was it really that yellow/gold color?
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26th March 2012, 03:13 PM #9
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Yes Joe, in that spot at that time the sun was hitting the dry grass and cattails and that was the reflected color. Kinda cool I thought.
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26th March 2012, 03:23 PM #10
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Re: Wood ducks scouting nesting sites
Amazing! I have never seen any web-footed creatures up in the branches of a tree! I guess I've led too sheltered a life! Great captures and for me, so different from anything I've seen before that I really don't care if there are branches in the way or not.
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26th March 2012, 07:43 PM #11
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Re: Wood ducks scouting nesting sites
In many ways, being a slightly imperfect shot because of the twigs makes the scene more believable.
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26th March 2012, 08:35 PM #12
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Re: Wood ducks scouting nesting sites
Paul
Great shots, I am surprised to see the wood ducks in a tree. In all my years in the woods I have yet to see them in other than the sky or water.
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