Topic: Portrait of a Black Bellied Whistling Duck (Read 1144 times)

Chris Calohan · « **on:** July 28, 2017, 10:40:51 pm »

I always see these guys either flying and meeping like a dog's squeeze toy, or sitting in a tree. I'm not sure I've ever seen one in the water :-)

Jeremy Roussak · « **Reply #1 on:** July 29, 2017, 03:30:57 am »

A fine portrait. (S)he must be delighted.

Jeremy

Chris Calohan · « **Reply #2 on:** July 29, 2017, 07:07:43 am »

Only they know the him's from the her's as they both are pretty much identical and this is the case with many of the wading waterfowl. I think there was a bit of showmanship to this one as he gave me four different looks from about 25 feet away. Given they are as skittish as a Wood Duck or Kingfisher when it comes to humans, I just have to think he was a poser.

This is what I generally see when shooting the Black Bellies