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Female Wood Duck

            I was lucky enough to get close to a pair of wood ducks at Heckrodt Nature Center in Menasha, Wisconsin.  The male was gorgeous, but the less gaudy female has a beauty all her own.

mama woody
dressed in striking colors
on a fall day

Image and haiku by John Henry Gremmer
   

Taken in: United States / Wisconsin / Menasha / Brighton Beach (show map)

Taken on: October 25, 2019

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Camera: RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. PENTAX K-3 II, f/5.6, 1/200 sec, 450mm (=675mm), ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. PENTAX K-3 II
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.005 sec (1/200)
Focal Length:	450mm (35mm equivalent: 675mm)
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	+0.3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Luminar 4 Extension
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