Hard to Reach Places
Uploaded: August 07, 2010 03:37:58
Hygiene in a Duck is essential to survival.
Dirty feathers don't repel water Which means no swimming because they would act like a sponge, which means no diving to hunt leading to starvation.
Simple tasks in the wild often make the difference between an animals surviving or not.
Exif: F Number: 4.5, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 10/12500 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 800, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 200.00 mm, Model: NIKON D90
Michelle Alton August 07, 2010
If I was a duck, I'd be a dead duck...more places every day become unreachable to me!A wonderful capture, Jack. #1295710
Tammy M. Anderson August 07, 2010
Excellent details and capture, Jack. Interesting info too. You always teach us something about your bird or duck image. #8811503Dominick M. Dimacale August 07, 2010
Awesome capture and timing, Jack.
Dominick #8811511
Lynn M. Whitt August 07, 2010
Great capture and sad story... #8811590Randy A. Myers August 07, 2010
Wish I were that flexible. #8811626Ron McEwan August 07, 2010
LOL Michelle, Jack this is an unusual pov but well done for sure. WTG #8811651Douglas Pignet August 07, 2010
Beautiful capture and very nice comp #8811686Mary Beth Aiello August 07, 2010
Perfect comp and light, Jack. #8811717Jack Ryan August 07, 2010
Love the comp/pose...excellent detail...nicely done. #8811795Monnie Ryan August 07, 2010
Many's the time I wished I could get my neck to angle around like that! Cool capture, Jack! #8812005Barbara Waldoch August 07, 2010
I like your pov in this lovely shot, Jack! #8812845Dick W. Wyatt August 08, 2010
Great capture Jack.Robert K. Bemus August 08, 2010
Great portrait and detail, Jack!! Thx for the info...I should bathe more often (just kidding :-) ) #8812883Kirsten Kiki Kjaer August 08, 2010
Fantastic image, Jack. You have a very impressive gallery!! #8812947Jim Baines August 09, 2010
Awesome composition, Jack! #8816601Karen Engelbreth August 13, 2010
Wonderful capture, Jack... #8826052Carolyn J. Connolly August 16, 2010
Lol at Michelle A's comment, Jack!! I totally agree that "if I was a duck, I'd be a dead duck...more places every day become unreachable to me!"!! ;o/Birds necks are just SO amazingly flexible...and you've captured that fact to perfection here!! Wonderful image and information, my friend!! :o)
http://www.earthlife.net/birds/preening.html
http://birds.suite101.com/article.cfm/why_do_birds_preen #8838078
Nancy (Peaches) Harker September 15, 2010
Merna L. Nobile September 16, 2010
Congratulations on your Finalist Award! Merna #8911351Thomas E. Hinds November 30, 2010
Very good timing and great detail in this image, Jack! Nice work! #9072735Graham Robards December 23, 2010
Merry Christmas Jack, your gallery inspires me! Wonderful work! ~Pat 0x0x
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