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Exotic Duck

When I read that Mandarin Ducks had been sighted, I woke up at 4:30 to miss the morning rush to try and capture them. I was lucky, he was right where he had been the day before.

 

Because he was in the shade, I had to adjust my settings accordingly: ISO - 1000, f / 4.0, 1/250 sec. To get a shot at eye level, I laid on my stomach on wet dirt where the birds had gathered (you get the picture).

 

I have many more that I still need to see, but I was so thrilled to get this shot that I processed the first good shot I saw so I could post it tonight.

 

Mandarin Duck

Aix galericulata

 

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Good Stewards of Nature

 

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Uploaded on December 12, 2013
Taken on December 11, 2013