Wood Ducks

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p.1 #1 · Wood Ducks

The wood ducks were enjoying a quiet day at Kissena Park as the North Easter approached and many people chose to stay home. For me it was an opportunity to shoot with fewer disruptions.

Comments and suggestions welcome,

Morris

1) Ladies first

X-H2S XF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens 500mm f/5.6 1/320s 1600 ISO +0.7 EV

2) Male with fall color reflection

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3) Sharing a secret

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4) He has his eyes on her

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5) Male

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6) A couple

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7) Vanishing into the twilight zone

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8) Male heading to me

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9) The closer they get the better they look

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Oct 14, 2025 at 08:51 AM

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p.1 #2 · Wood Ducks

Nice Set!

The males are truly beautiful birds, and its such a drastic difference between the ladies and gents!

Oct 14, 2025 at 10:14 AM

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p.1 #3 · Wood Ducks

Terrific wood ducks Morris!

Much better looking than the Muskogee ducks that seem to always frequent the area by my house, heh.

Eric

Oct 14, 2025 at 12:07 PM

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p.1 #4 · Wood Ducks

David83 wrote:
Nice Set!

The males are truly beautiful birds, and its such a drastic difference between the ladies and gents!

Thank you David,
The females have a more subtle beauty and stand out when compared to many other male ducks.

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Erictator wrote:
Terrific wood ducks Morris!

Much better looking than the Muskogee ducks that seem to always frequent the area by my house, heh.

Eric

Thank you Eric,
How did you wind up getting so many Muskogee ducks?

Morris

Oct 16, 2025 at 04:39 PM

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p.1 #5 · Wood Ducks

Wonderful shots, Morris.
No.s 2, 5, & 9 are my picks. Although I like the fall reflections in #2, I really think #5 is my favorite as it really shows the amazing patterns and colors of the male. Nice work!

Greg

Oct 16, 2025 at 07:09 PM

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p.1 #6 · Wood Ducks

gmccroskery wrote:
Wonderful shots, Morris.
No.s 2, 5, & 9 are my picks. Although I like the fall reflections in #2, I really think #5 is my favorite as it really shows the amazing patterns and colors of the male. Nice work!

Greg

Thank you Greg,

Morris

Oct 20, 2025 at 07:28 AM


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