Here’s another wood duck — this time, just after it lifted off from a pond. Wood ducks get their name because they nest in trees. The females will lay 7 to 15 eggs in the tree cavity and the day after hatching, the ducklings will climb to the nest entrance and jump to the ground. Miraculously, they can jump from a height of 290 feet without injury. Even so, the parents will try to find a tree over a body of water so that the landing will be softer than if over the ground. The mother will call to the young ducklings, but they are able to swim and find food on their own by this time. Nikon D700 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 200mm) ISO 800, f/2.8 at 1/1250th of a second
Yes, another perfect capture. I suppose anyone can get a great photo once in a while or once in a lifetime, but who does it nearly everyday? Mr. Crane.
A truly magnificent photo. LOVE the clarity of colours and the whole alignment of the duck. Bravo. A real pleasure to see such beauty and well done for capturing it so well.
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Superb stop action! The duck actually looks like he’s made of wood. For those wood duck lovers out there, PBS Nature made a superb duckumentary which features this most beautiful duck. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/an-original-duckumentary/full-episode/8068/
Thanks for the link Rachel. Looks like a good one, I’ll have to check it out when I get a minute.
Amazing that they can jump from 290 feet! Beautiful flight photo of this amazing duck!
You have such great ability to get those amazing eyes in focus every single time!!! AWESOME!
Yes, another perfect capture. I suppose anyone can get a great photo once in a while or once in a lifetime, but who does it nearly everyday? Mr. Crane.
Thanks Michael. Appreciate it.
Fabulous capture!
A truly magnificent photo. LOVE the clarity of colours and the whole alignment of the duck. Bravo. A real pleasure to see such beauty and well done for capturing it so well.
A very dramatic shot. There is both motion and the stillness of the moment. Beautiful.