My Best Wood Duck - EVER! I shot this Wood Duck in Myrick Hixon EcoPark, La Crosse, Wisconsin Their color is Awesome!

Tom O Loc: Wisconsin

I shot this Wood Duck in Myrick Hixon EcoPark, La Crosse, Wisconsin

Their color is Awesome!

Male Wood Duck

Gitzo Loc: Indiana

Tom O wrote:

I shot this Wood Duck in Myrick Hixon EcoPark, La Crosse, Wisconsin

Their color is Awesome!

Tom......I SEE what you mean! That is undoubtedly, the BEST shot of a wood duck drake I've EVER seen!

Everyone......check out the download! It's BEAUTIFUL !

You need to get that baby up to maybe 16 X 20, into a frame, and on a wall !

Oddly enough, after 65 years of tromping around in the "great outdoors", the ONLY wood ducks I have ever been fortunate enough to see yet, were in a duck pond in the Spring Grove Cemetery, in Cincinnati; for what ever reason, they came there every year, but I never had an opportunity to photograph them.

Bram boy Loc: Vancouver Island B.C. Canada

Gitzo UH wrote:

Tom......I SEE what you mean! That is undoubtedly... (show quote)

I knew a guy that had a lot of wood duck shots . but they were all decoys . he used to set them up it ihe perfect spot take pictures . they looked more real than this one . and he would sell them for the real thing . made a ton of money . he advertised in a couple log home books once . and he could not keep up . he sold 16x20 in real nice ceder frames that a craftsmen made for
him for $15 each then he would charge only $65 . he sold enough to pay his house off and them some .but he passed away a few years ago . I don't think any one took his place . would make a nice little cottage buesness .

CliffC Loc: Colorado USA

Such color! Well framed. A treat to see.

Jayne Loc: Wisconsin

Natures' Gem...Great Shot!

mborn Loc: Massachusetts

Tom O wrote:

I shot this Wood Duck in Myrick Hixon EcoPark, La Crosse, Wisconsin

Their color is Awesome!

I agree A great place to photograph Wood Ducks is at Santee Lakes in San Diego

Sunfish 33 Loc: Merritt Island, Fl

Beautiful photo of this beautiful bird! I love it.

bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL

Tom O wrote:

I shot this Wood Duck in Myrick Hixon EcoPark, La Crosse, Wisconsin

Their color is Awesome!

Beautiful bird. Nice job. :thumbup: :thumbup:

Tom O Loc: Wisconsin

Thanks everyone for your comments.

The Wood Duck is so photogenic.

The colors are what fascinate me so much.

I have helped the DNR & NWR staff band them the past two summers and really found it fun and rewarding.

Thanks again,

Tom

Granddad Loc: UK

Tom O wrote:

Thanks everyone for your comments.

The Wood Duck is so photogenic.

The colors are what fascinate me so much.

I have helped the DNR & NWR staff band them the past two summers and really found it fun and rewarding.

Thanks again,

Tom

Lovely Ducks and as you say so colourful.
Dave.

But I think the Mandarin Duck is more colourful imho.

Wood Duck

Mandarin Duck

CliffC Loc: Colorado USA

Granddad wrote:

Lovely Ducks and as you say so colourful.
Dave.

But I think the Mandarin Duck is more colourful imho.

It would be a battle of lovelies. A feathered Ali vs Frazier.

Tom O Loc: Wisconsin

Granddad wrote:

Lovely Ducks and as you say so colourful.
Dave.

But I think the Mandarin Duck is more colourful imho.

Dave,

NO FAIR!

Your Woody looks like it's molting!
So comparing to the Mandarin is NO FAIR!

Just kidding, I wish that someday I can see some of the other exotic and beautiful birds of the world in their natural environments.

Thanks for sharing,

Tom

Granddad Loc: UK

Tom O wrote:

Dave,

NO FAIR!

Your Woody looks like it's molting!
So comparing to the Mandarin is NO FAIR!

Just kidding, I wish that someday I can see some of the other exotic and beautiful birds of the world in their natural environments.

Thanks for sharing,

Tom

Both ducks are my fav and your image shows the beauty of the Wooduck.
Dave.

Tom O Loc: Wisconsin

Granddad wrote:

Both ducks are my fav and your image shows the beauty of the Wooduck.
Dave.

Dave,

I looked up the Mandarin Duck (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandarin_Duck)
and a lot of the duck pictures were from Richmond Park in London, UK !

Are there wild Mandarin Ducks there?

If so lucky U.

Tom

Granddad Loc: UK

Tom O wrote:

Dave,

I looked up the Mandarin Duck (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandarin_Duck)
and a lot of the duck pictures were from Richmond Park in London, UK !

Are there wild Mandarin Ducks there?

If so lucky U.

Tom

Never been to Richmond Park, Tom, I go to a Wetland Trust site called Martin Mere, Burscough, UK. There is usually a few sets of male and female ducks of Mandarin and Wood Ducks.

Mr Mandarin Duck