{"id":101987,"date":"2022-04-30T04:31:24","date_gmt":"2022-04-30T10:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=101987"},"modified":"2022-04-30T04:31:24","modified_gmt":"2022-04-30T10:31:24","slug":"spring-gadwall-drake-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2022\/04\/30\/spring-gadwall-drake-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Gadwall Drake Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"DisplayingDisplaying Gadwall drake in a marsh \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1250, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

This morning I am sharing two simple Gadwall drake photos that I took last spring from the auto tour route at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge<\/span><\/a>. In this first photo the Gadwall drake was displaying for a female who was nearly hidden. The Gadwall hen did come out into the open a few times but I was more focused on the behavior of the male.<\/p>\n

These dabbling ducks are year round residents in in parts of northern Utah but surprisingly I don’t have as many photos of Gadwalls as I would like to have in my galleries.<\/p>\n

\"AlertAlert Gadwall drake about to lift off \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1250, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I took at least a hundred photos of this Gadwall drake as he displayed for the hen. I loved how the bright blue sky reflected on the water and mixed in with the reflected golden hues of the nearby vegetation.<\/p>\n

This second photo shows the drake Gadwall<\/span><\/a> milliseconds before he lifted off from the marsh. As I recall another vehicle passed by which startled both the hen and the drake.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Gadwall photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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