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Reifel Bird Sanctuary, Westham Island

a bit of a puzzle for this fellow, confronting a feeder designed for smaller birds

as Laine correctly observed yesterday (see previous image), female birds usually have plainer colouring, likely to make them harder to notice during the vulnerable nesting period...a case in point is the Wood Duck...this male sports bolder colouring, bordering on the flamboyant..

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Don Mottershead21-Mar-2014 04:25
Indeed, he does look flummoxed.
Irene Wehrli13-Mar-2014 16:10
Oh - poor hungry boy...
What a great capture!
Irene
Ika Zinka Eferl11-Mar-2014 19:12
Lovely image!**V**
janescottcumming10-Mar-2014 23:21
All good looks and no brains? Or maybe he is smarter than the average duck. Such a great catch of this unusual scene. V
Carol How10-Mar-2014 07:02
Well, Madonna is gonna be waiting for this fella…his interest is apparently on the necessities of life…what an unusual capture David! V
Bryan Murahashi10-Mar-2014 03:53
Fabulous capture of this out of place colorful duck. V
woody3410-Mar-2014 02:28
A great find..he surely does look puzzled...V
Jean D10-Mar-2014 02:24
Excellent capture of this male Wood duck. Very unusual and interesting to be in this
kind of situation..
Walter Otto Koenig10-Mar-2014 02:13
A bit of a conundrum here and the Duck shows it. Beautiful colors and markings.
larose forest photos10-Mar-2014 01:22
What an extraordinary and wonderful shot! The very handsomely coloured male is looking quite perplexed... all that seed, but how to get it. He must be hungry.... V
Mairéad09-Mar-2014 22:33
This really is a comical scene! Poor fellow seems confused. Lovely colours. V
John Hamers09-Mar-2014 22:14
Great capture of this wood duck faced with this empty feeder !! Love the bold colors !!V
Karen Stuebing09-Mar-2014 21:08
It is an odd place for a wood duck. Nice find and capture.
Brian Samuel09-Mar-2014 20:49
Quacking photo!
Johnny JAG09-Mar-2014 20:05
He's a dandy
Colin Storey09-Mar-2014 19:46
Great detailed image of this perplexed duck. v
Sam Rua09-Mar-2014 18:48
Nice find, David. It does look a bit out of sorts over the situation.
Helen Betts09-Mar-2014 18:37
That is just a great capture, conveying his perplexity at the feeder puzzle. Love the bold color as well. V.
joseantonio09-Mar-2014 18:33
Great find and capture.V.
Tom LeRoy09-Mar-2014 18:26
A unusual place for a Wood Duck, but the males really sport a colorful outfit! Excellent find and shot V
Peter Sussex09-Mar-2014 18:10
He really looks surprised by the empty feeder, pleasing scene. V
John Lamb09-Mar-2014 17:57
A handsome fellow waiting patiently for food. ~v~
borisalex09-Mar-2014 17:46
The duck is certainly puzzled, great shot! V.
Marcia Colelli09-Mar-2014 17:42
Wonderful and fun capture. I hope he was able to get a little bit of food for its efforts V
lisamidi09-Mar-2014 17:20
Wonderful moment…beautiful shot, hope the bird will be successful… v
Glenn Dean (Vatorman)09-Mar-2014 17:11
Birds of a feather - flock the way they want??
Nice catch David.
Will Hoskins09-Mar-2014 17:08
Well, that's different. Beautiful, but confused, bird. V
Jim Coffman09-Mar-2014 17:07
Really????? This is a new one on me! Great capture....
Margot W09-Mar-2014 17:04
Well this I have never seen before. Great find.
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