Mom's Not Happy

Gallery: AvianPosted March 13, 2014167 views11 comments

I caught these two sitting in a tree next to the water. At first, they were both just resting peacefully. Then, it was almost as if the drake did something to irritate the hen. She quickly walked over to him and proceeded to give him an earful. What is funny is the almost surprised look on the drake's face. It's as if he is saying "What the heck did I do?" We've all been there, right guys?

Processed with Photoshop CS3, NeatImage and LightZone. Comments and critiques welcome.

Canon 7D
Canon 200-400 f4 L IS
f11
1/640 s
ISO 640
Focal Length 560mm (Teleconverter Extended)

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by David Haynes on March 14, 2014 at 12:10 AM

Jerry,
Been there done that!! Funny capture. Quite the series on the your wood ducks. Love it!

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on March 14, 2014 at 1:15 AM

A unique image given the tree setting. Nice IQ. Colors and tones look much better in this.

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Comment posted by Rick Cloran on March 14, 2014 at 11:52 AM

Yep, generally when I missed something on the Honey Do list.

Great detail as always. The whites are an the edge if not a little over on my monitor. it may be worth a second look.

Registered on April 6, 2004, 119 Posts, 1989 Comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on March 14, 2014 at 12:03 PM

Great interaction shot Jerry ! Lovely. Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 14, 2014 at 12:42 PM

I really like the interaction and behavior in this one Jerry.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 14, 2014 at 3:17 PM

Interesting behavior shot and I like the look from the male, way to go.

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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on March 14, 2014 at 3:42 PM

Nice shot. looks like this guy is "duck pecked"

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on March 14, 2014 at 10:35 PM

Jerry,
A marvelous "moment" captured here. A perfect illustration as to the similarities of animal behaviour to our own

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on March 15, 2014 at 2:33 AM

A most interesting interaction.

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on March 15, 2014 at 10:09 AM

Jerry,
I have done plenty of Wood Duck photography and never seen them in the trees before. Great scene

Where was this?

Registered on February 18, 2012, 534 Posts, 2755 Comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on March 15, 2014 at 10:18 AM

Thanks everyone for the comments and critiques.

Rick T, this was taken at Trinity Park in Fort Worth.

Rick C, I agree that some of the whites are blown a bit. The white on the head is very difficult to properly expose. I usually underexpose when shooting Woodies to try to prevent this.

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