{"id":66072,"date":"2018-11-22T05:21:58","date_gmt":"2018-11-22T12:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=66072"},"modified":"2018-11-22T05:21:58","modified_gmt":"2018-11-22T12:21:58","slug":"ring-necked-duck-a-k-a-happy-duck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/22\/ring-necked-duck-a-k-a-happy-duck\/","title":{"rendered":"Ring-necked Duck – A.K.A. “Happy Duck”"},"content":{"rendered":"

A species I don’t get to photograph often, especially up close and\u00a0in a cute pose.<\/p>\n

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1\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

Several days ago this hen Ring-necked Duck was swimming\u00a0along the shore edge of a local pond but we were hidden\u00a0from each other’s view by a stand of phragmites to my left. When she popped into view right in front of me it must have surprised her as much as it did me but she handled our unexpected closeness with aplomb and showed no reaction. All she did was yawn which I think made her look like she was “talking” happily.<\/p>\n

Or maybe as a defensive maneuver she was preparing to bite the “snake” in her beak’s reflection…<\/p>\n

Either way,\u00a0from “Happy Duck” and me, Happy Thanksgiving to all of my readers! I hope it’s a\u00a0wonderful holiday for you and all you share it with.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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A species I don’t get to photograph often, especially up close and in a cute pose.<\/p>\n

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