Love is in the Air

Gallery: AvianPosted April 22, 201489 views5 comments

The post mating ritual of flapping the wings after sex from the female mallard. This is kinda like the lighting of the cigarette in the oldie movies.
This gal and her mate went after on a couple of sessions while I was there for an hour. In the Duck world, love hurts.
Sony a700
70-400 G Sony zoom at 180mm

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 22, 2014 at 5:54 PM

Love the pose and light here Rick, your mallard's definitely got the look of love

Nice detail & natural looking color, well done!

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Comment posted by Rick Cloran on April 23, 2014 at 7:05 PM

Excellent detail in the lager image. I like the wing pose and the green reflected in the water. Great timing on the capture.

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Comment posted by David Haynes on April 23, 2014 at 9:33 PM

Sweet pose Rick. Great wing position. The color of the water is fantastic. Time for a smoke!

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on April 24, 2014 at 2:21 PM

Great pose, well captured. The light was not helping you, but the image comes out really well ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 25, 2014 at 12:45 PM

Great pose, Rick. Looks like the light was a bit harsh, particularly the reflection on the wet neck. Great green reflections on the water.

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