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Flying Green Head

Flying Green Head

Hard to mistake the Drake Mallards green head and yellow bill. This is one of my favorite duck poses, feet down and wings slightly cupped.

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Hard to mistake the Drake Mallards green head and yellow bill. This is one of my favorite duck poses, feet down and wings slightly cupped.

ISO 640 - f-4.0 - 1-1600s - 420mm - Handheld - Natural Light

Canon EOS 7D Body and Canon EF 300mm f-2.8L IS USM Lens with Canon 1.4x Mk II Teleconverter

Photographed in Eagan, Minnesota on 10-27-2014 at 4:00 PM
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