an unusually cooperative wood duck

[squirl033]

got this little fellow on the pond at a nearby park this afternoon (4/14)... he swam off when i first appeared, as wood ducks do, but once i got set up and he saw i wasn't a threat, he came back in close... REAL close! like, less than 20 feet, which is very rare for a woodie! combine that with some nice, soft light and some beautiful reflected colors on the water, and it was just too good an opportunity to pass up! these images are straight from the camera, no cropping, just resized and sharpened a bit for the web...

 

[fishing4sanity]

Quite possibly the best looking of all the duck species, great shots of him, love the detail in the eyes.

 

[John Hunt]

Great job!

 

[dannylightning]

great set. wood ducks are super cool...

 

[JacaRanda]

Beauts!

 

[baturn]

Great set!

 

[LarryLomona]

excellent shot.

 

[Didereaux]

You 'Lucky Duck', you!

seriously a couple of the best Woodie shots I have seen!

 

[zombiesniper]

Amazing shots.
Nominated for Photo of the Month.

 

[squirl033]

Quite possibly the best looking of all the duck species, great shots of him, love the detail in the eyes.

Great job!

great set. wood ducks are super cool...

Beauts!

Great set!

excellent shot.

You 'Lucky Duck', you!

seriously a couple of the best Woodie shots I have seen!

Amazing shots.
Nominated for Photo of the Month.

thanks, everyone, for the kind comments... and thank you, Zombiesniper, for the nomination!