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Stranger on the Creek
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Stranger on the Creek

by Rick Turner

Gallery: AvianPosted May 27, 201281 views3 comments
This male/female whatever duck dropped by for a while with the other Mallards and Wood ducks but did not stay long.

Help identify. Thanks in advance

Sony a 77
70-400 g series Sony zoom
tripod and ball head

lr3 and ps5 :wavey:

Comments

3 comments
Comment posted by Richard Teller on May 27, 2012 at 8:26 PM
It is a drake Mallard and it almost looks like it is molting, but it would be the wrong time of year.
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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on May 28, 2012 at 1:21 AM
As Richard says, it's a Mallard drake, moving from breeding plumage to eclipse plumage. Nice shot, but the composition is pretty centered for my taste.
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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 28, 2012 at 8:21 AM
Interesting shot with the drake in its transitional plumage, techs look good Rick.
God Bless Texas :toast: :toast:
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