The Ugly Duck

4 years 11 months ago #645168 by KevinH
Muskovy Duck

Make: Canon
Model: Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Lens: 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
ISO: 3200
Aperture: f/6.3
Shutter speed: 1/1250 sec
Captured: Wed, 22 May 2019 16:17pm


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4 years 11 months ago #645174 by Ozzie_Traveller
G'day Kevin

Good one matey- beautiful focus & exposure
Imagine waking up to that beautiful face every morning ....... !

Phil from the great land Downunder
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Phil from the great land Downunder
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4 years 11 months ago #645175 by KevinH
Ozzie, the face only a mother could love!:)


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4 years 11 months ago #645214 by Nikon Shooter
Nice premature drake!

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4 years 11 months ago #645216 by KevinH
He's the best looking out of the bunch. He's a 2 y/o.


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4 years 11 months ago #645219 by Nikon Shooter

KevinH wrote: He's a 2 y/o.



That fits… as they are sexually mature at three.

Do you know how to differentiate ♀ from ♂ ?

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4 years 11 months ago #645220 by KevinH
Without poking and proding the ventral area, the male ducks develop a bigger mask than the females. Most of my females have hardly any facial mask. The females are more vocal than males. The males hiss more than the females, accompanied by a tail wagging posture and feather fluffing. Plus the males are a lot larger than the females. I can sex them at about 4 weeks but it's not something I would normally do.


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4 years 11 months ago #645222 by Nikon Shooter

KevinH wrote: Without poking and proding the ventral area, the male ducks develop a bigger mask than the females. Most of my females have hardly any facial mask.


You are a very good observer, Kevin. Mature females do
have a similar mask but with way less texture to it…


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4 years 11 months ago #645223 by KevinH

A background in biology helps too.:cheer:  I've been raising these for the last 16 years.


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4 years 11 months ago #645242 by Nikon Shooter

KevinH wrote:


A background in biology helps too.:cheer:  I've been raising these for the last 16 years.


… hiding anymore secrets from us Kevin? :rofl:

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4 years 11 months ago #645245 by KevinH
I could tell you but then...….


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4 years 11 months ago #645247 by Nikon Shooter
OUCH!

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4 years 11 months ago #645253 by KevinH

Nikon Shooter wrote: OUCH!


C'mon now NS, it didn't hurt that bad! :cheer:


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4 years 11 months ago #645315 by Alyssa Briggs
Really nice focus! Like this! 


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