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Black-bellied Whistling Duck (duckling)
Black-bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis fulgens) Duckling with his companion the Red-eared Slider.
Habitat
Secondary coastal thicket with man-made ponds and small patches of remnant coastal prairie on a barrier Island at 1 m (3.3 ft) elevation.
Location
Lafittes Cove Nature Preserve situated in Lafittes Cove Subdivision, southwest of Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
May 2017
Scientific name
Dendrocygna autumnalis
Equipment used
Canon
wow!!! a wonderful photo of this baby duck, gorgeous with the turtle watching it, superb details and colors and great reflections in the water, top marks, Stanley!!! many tfs!!!
 
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This is such an adorable image of this duckling Stanley. Beautifully captured.
 
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OMG!!! He's gorgeous Stanley!!!

What a lovely picture you've taken of this wee charmer. Very well done my friend.

I think this is a clearer image than the current one of yours with the chicks, so I'll upload it to The Opus shortly. Many thanks lad.
 
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This one is really cute! And a great photo to boot.

Niels
 
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Very cute, and presumably that bill is already full-size!!
 

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