Howling at the moon... nope, whistling to his friends

[Joseph Przybyla]

I was photographing a Osprey in this tree waiting for a wing spread when this Black-bellied Whistling Duck landed lower in the tree. His whistling and throwing his head back caught my attention, I had to give that behavior a couple of clicks. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D7000
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 400mm (600mm FFE)
1/1600 F/5.6 Matrix Metering + 1 EV ISO 800
Post processed in Lightroom 5 and Photoshop Elements 10

[Miguel Palaviccini]

A very unique capture Joe! The green on the left adds even more interest to the pose and call. Was this shot at orlando wetlands, by any chance?

[Joseph Przybyla]

Hi Miguel, thank you for viewing and commenting. Not Orlando Wetlands, I neglected to mention that it was captured at Circle B Bar Reserve in Polk County, Florida.

[Jonathan Ashton]

What an unusual shot - well seen and taken super exposure. I may be tempted to increae the sharpening a little on the duck - just out of curiosity.

[arash_hazeghi]

love the calling pose and composition! I might enhance the mid tones a bit

TFS

[Jim Neiger]

This is awesome. The calling pose and setting are really special.