{"id":14314,"date":"2014-02-11T06:15:05","date_gmt":"2014-02-11T13:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=14314"},"modified":"2023-12-17T04:51:47","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T11:51:47","slug":"redhead-drake-portrait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2014\/02\/11\/redhead-drake-portrait\/","title":{"rendered":"Redhead drake portrait"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"RedheadRedhead drake portrait – Nikon D300, tripod mounted, f8, 1\/320, ISO 400, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/p>\n

The sun came out for a few hours yesterday afternoon so I went to a pond near where I live and photographed some of the ducks including this very confiding Redhead drake. The drake came so close at times that I opted to take portraits of him. I like how this Redhead drake portrait shows the fine details in the feathers, the duck’s eye, and gives me a close look at the bill.<\/p>\n

Redheads are medium sized diving ducks\u00a0and they do breed in Utah. This drake is in his breeding plumage and I suspect that it won’t be long before he and others of his kind have mating on their minds.<\/p>\n

An interesting tidbit of information is that many female Redheads lay their eggs in the nests of other ducks instead of making nests of their own.<\/p>\n

It was SO delightful to see the sun shining along with big open skies and a few fluffy clouds for a bit yesterday. I needed that “pick me up”.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

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