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Wood Duck

Wood Duck

A Drake Wood Duck in flight

A Drake Wood Duck in flight
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Canon EOS 7D

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 640 Shutter 1/1600

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Jun, 2014

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Superb color! Would be a great entry for the colors in nature contest :)

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