Birds in Habitat: Black-bellied Whistling Duck

[David Pugsley]

Perhaps a bit too much habitat, but I felt the peek-a-boo nature of the image spoke well to the BBWD's whimsical nature. This particular example left a tree and disappeared in the vegetation. I had to track the rustling vegetation to capture the peek. I always enjoy observing them.

Shot near wide-open to best throw the FG and BG OOF.

1D MkIII
500 f/4 w/ 1.4x
1/1250 @ f/7.1
+1/3 EV
ISO 800

[Alan Murphy]

This is classic habitat for Whistling Ducks. I really like it as the bill just pops off the page.

[Ivan Sjögren]

Cool and different shot, well seen.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Very nice David!! I like the feel of this one. Good job tracking this fellow, and well thought out to use a wide open aperture...a thinking photographer's image! I you wish you could eliminate the tiny shadow cast on the duck's face.

[Arthur Morris]

I like the rule of thirds comp. Losing the shadow would be easy.