Musk Duck

[Tony Kirkby]

Here is another post of the unusual Musk Duck from Perth Western Australia.

Thanks for looking

NikonD300
Sigma 500mm 4.5
1/400sec
F5.6

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

This is nice Tony. Strangely these are found not far from where I live, yet I haven't yet managed to capture one. :( I wish the bright reflections were not in the foreground, but otherwise it is great. Nice colors on the water.

[Aristotle Georgiou]

Nice shot Tony. Like the positioning of the bird and excellent detail. Never seen these before.

[Gus Cobos]

Nice capture Tony,
You have good details and good eye contact...:cool:

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the soft light and eye contact and this really is an unusual duck. I would sharpen a bit less.

[Steve Maxson]

This is an odd duck (so to speak). I like the pose and head angle. I agree with Axel that it looks a bit oversharpened. The white reflections on the water, especially near the bottom of the frame, really draw my eye. You might consider cropping from the bottom to reduce the white areas and also to position the bird out of the center on the image.

[Simon Bennett]

Good job to capture the typical pose and key features. They are uncommon around here and I can't get within cooee of them.

[Ian Colley]

Great effort here Tony, no mistaking this bird. Agree that the ripples are distracting and a little off the bottom would help. The ones I see are always to far away.