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contortionist quacker

contortionist quacker

There is nothing funnier than watching a duck groom itself because it has to be part contortionist to get to some of those places. So it has now become a game f...
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There is nothing funnier than watching a duck groom itself because it has to be part contortionist to get to some of those places. So it has now become a game for me to see what weird poses I can photograph the duck in. LOL!
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Just great!!

Thank you. It was fun to see what poses I could catch them in.

nice pose. fine photograph. neat image.

Thank you. I actually never know how the photo is going to turn out when I shoot it because the duck is constantly in motion.

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