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Still have some blue
delia todd

Still have some blue (Anas platyrhynchos)

.... although it's mostly in his head colouring this time.

Makes a change to the more commonly seen green iridescence, doesn't it.

Guess the sun must have gone behind a cloud at this point, even though they were those pretty white fluffy ones you can see in my last picture.
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Habitat
Inland loch and woodland nature reserve
Location
Loch of the Lowes, Dunkeld, Perthshire
Date taken
30 April 2018
Scientific name
Anas platyrhynchos
Equipment used
Fuji Finepix HS50 Sports Mode Continuous
Chris G6 UXU
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Lovely detailed and colourful shot and lighting Delia, lovely job and many tfs.
 
aloktewari
Opus Editor
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A lovely shot, Delia ... wonderful lighting, color and detail ... tfs ...
 
aloktewari
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Hi Delia
LOL ... about the colors on Pitta ...
the list goes like this ...white throat/ black stripes, coronal and eye, and tail/ two shades of blue and green ( 3 colors ) on wings and body/ grey on primaries tip/red lower belly and vent/ buffish yellow upper belly, flanks and head/ pink legs ...
This does not include some other shades and hues ...
Hope that completes the list ... LOL ...
Alok
 
KC Foggin
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A beautiful image of this male Mallard D and I love the colors you've captured girl.
 

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