Hopefully Dorian Anderson will see this and weigh in on the ID, but this is not a Wood Duck I don't think.
Taken this morning,
Not the first one I have photographed at my pond in Oregon.
Either escapees from somewhere or just blew in...
I wish a male would show up.
D500, 420mm (300 w/1.4), 1/2500, iso4500]
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Hi Dan. This is wonderful! Good job. Such a soft, welcoming brown color. Love the wing position, parallel to sensor, sharpness (maybe just a touch more in the eye would do). Very nice background, and the colors compliment each other. Any cropping?
Beautiful against the green BG. A wee bit more head turn would have put this over-the-top, but I think anyone would love this in their files. It sure looks like a Mandarin Duck - a male juvenile....??
Mandariin Duck.q
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