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Published: 2006-01-08 07:38:06 +0000 UTC; Views: 849; Favourites: 32; Downloads: 60
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Description A male wood duck at Commonwealth park.

Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) The adult male has distinctive multi-coloured iridescent plumage and red eyes. The female, less colourful, has a white eye-ring and a whitish throat. Both adults have crested heads. When swimming, wood ducks bob their head back and forth in a jerking motion, which makes them easy to spot. The population of the Wood Duck was in serious decline at the beginning of the 20th century as a result of over-hunting and loss of suitable nesting sites. Changes in game laws and the construction of nesting boxes in suitable habitat resulted in this species' return to sustainable numbers. More
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Comments: 29

AyameRiItone [2008-09-30 02:57:40 +0000 UTC]

Wow its so hard for me to get close to these guys! great shot! absolutely a great shot!

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Enigma-thats-me [2007-08-13 11:37:25 +0000 UTC]

love the colors!

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DiamondPencil [2006-12-13 03:40:37 +0000 UTC]

Hi! I was wondering... there is this competition called the Federal Duck Stamp competition and the people who enter it have to paint a picture of a duck and I was wondering if I could use yours? I need your permission in order to paint it, because we are only allowed to paint pictures we took ourselves or pictures that aren't published and we have permission to use. If that is okay with you, I would greatly appreciate it Let me know!

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scrum-yummy [2006-01-24 18:47:09 +0000 UTC]

that's beautiful...you captured the colors so well

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arwulf In reply to scrum-yummy [2006-01-24 22:37:40 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for looking!

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cream68 [2006-01-16 11:09:29 +0000 UTC]

the best Woody I've seen on here. well done.

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arwulf In reply to cream68 [2006-01-17 06:03:18 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for your comment!

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falconieri [2006-01-09 20:03:14 +0000 UTC]

aqui va otro favorito, amo los patos de colores!

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arwulf In reply to falconieri [2006-01-09 21:10:15 +0000 UTC]

Gracias! Te lo aprecio mucho!

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Dee-ehn [2006-01-08 22:31:04 +0000 UTC]

very nice... those colors...!

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arwulf In reply to Dee-ehn [2006-01-09 05:47:45 +0000 UTC]

Those colors really are amazing. Thank you for the comment!

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voln [2006-01-08 21:31:55 +0000 UTC]

That is just ducky! Lol, UGH I CAN'T BELIEVE I SAID THAT
But seriously it is a cool photo!

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arwulf In reply to voln [2006-01-09 05:32:52 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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osagelady [2006-01-08 19:22:33 +0000 UTC]

Perfection with both the duck AND the photo.

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arwulf In reply to osagelady [2006-01-09 05:47:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for checking it out! And thank you for the favorite!

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osagelady In reply to arwulf [2006-01-16 22:22:04 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome

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kkart [2006-01-08 19:19:45 +0000 UTC]

damn that is slick, awesome details

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arwulf In reply to kkart [2006-01-09 05:46:44 +0000 UTC]

Thanks John! Thank you for the favorite as well.

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kkart In reply to arwulf [2006-01-12 14:16:38 +0000 UTC]

hey yer welcome!

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courey [2006-01-08 16:22:19 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful exposure! Wow those colors really pop!

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arwulf In reply to courey [2006-01-09 05:46:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! There are amazing colors, aren't they. Thank you for the favorite as well.

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CrazyMonkey-Ben [2006-01-08 15:10:50 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic shot, very crisp and wonderful color and detail.

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arwulf In reply to CrazyMonkey-Ben [2006-01-09 05:44:29 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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poB-haR [2006-01-08 09:45:04 +0000 UTC]

Aaaargh the colors are so intense. I lub dem. *rolls around on duck* :d

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arwulf In reply to poB-haR [2006-01-09 05:43:46 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

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miaki [2006-01-08 07:41:38 +0000 UTC]

oh wow! the colors of the duck are amazing. so fierce. i love it!

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arwulf In reply to miaki [2006-01-09 05:41:58 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Quite the fierce little duck he was.

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TheHollister [2006-01-08 07:40:08 +0000 UTC]

The colours are wicked! Nice shot!

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arwulf In reply to TheHollister [2006-01-09 05:30:32 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I loved the colors so much too. Thank you for the favorite!

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