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Handsome Gadwall
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Dragon Duck
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Northern Cardinal
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Tired

Handsome Gadwall (Mareca strepera)

A lovely bird. All those fine little markings.
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Habitat
A public park with a fairly large pond.
Location
Old Settlers Park in Central TX.
Date taken
Feb 22, 2021
Scientific name
Mareca strepera
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KC Foggin
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He certainly is a handsome duck and captured Beautifully!
 
B
Gadwalls are the opposite of 'good from afar... but far from good'. I always appreciate their detailed markings.
 
delia todd
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Handsome, indeed they are Tired.

That's a terrific picture lad, you've shown some lovely plumage detail too lad. Thanks.
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Tired
Date added
View count
95
Comment count
9

Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION COOLPIX P950
Aperture
Æ’/5.6
Focal length
152.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1000
ISO
100
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
DSCN1640.JPG
File size
6.1 MB
Date taken
Mon, 22 February 2021 1:32 PM
Dimensions
4608px x 3456px

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