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Colorful duck

March 9, 2013 by Mike Powell

After endless gray winter days, the beauty of a sunny day seemed magnified and the vivid colors of this mallard duck looked even brighter. I love the shade of blue of the feathers that show through when the ducks are in flight, especially when they are taking off and landing.

Posted in Birds, Nature, Photography, wildlife | Tagged birds in flight, Canon 55-250mm zoom lens, Canon Rebel XT, duck, Huntley Meadows Park, mallard | 9 Comments

9 Responses

on March 9, 2013 at 11:40 pm | Reply margosnotebook

Magnificent shot and magnificent bird!
on March 10, 2013 at 8:43 am | Reply New Hampshire Garden Solutions

Fantastic shot that deserves a frame!
on March 14, 2013 at 12:49 am | Reply 90vinitablog

That’s just freaking awesome!!!!!!
- on March 14, 2013 at 4:09 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks.
on March 18, 2013 at 1:39 pm | Reply Mallards And Mondrian | From the Boudoir

[…] I was browsing WP and came across the blog of nature photographer Mike Powell. This picture of a flying mallard duck was absolutely fascinating. Look at the colours! Also that afternoon I had been visiting some art […]
on March 18, 2013 at 1:44 pm | Reply jule

Fascinating shot and colors. This inspired me to make an abstract art quilt (work in progress) http://fromtheboudoir.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/mallards-and-mondrian/ Greetings from Germany, Jule
- on March 19, 2013 at 5:56 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  That is really cool. I am glad you got some inspiration from the photo. As I have transitioned from working full-time to part-time, photography has more than filled my extra time. I’d love to see what the quilt looks like when it is done. I also happen to like the work of Mondrian. There is a beauty and simplicity in his work that is absent in some other types of modern art.
on December 20, 2015 at 1:00 pm | Reply Mallards And Mondrian | From the Boudoir

[…] I was browsing WP and came across the blog of nature photographer Mike Powell. This picture of a flying mallard duck was absolutely fascinating. Look at the colours! Also that afternoon I had been visiting some art […]
- on December 20, 2015 at 10:10 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  I am glad that you enjoyed the photos. I love trying to capture wildlife in all of its aspects. Mallards are common where I live, but I am learning that there is real beauty in the commonplace ordinary creatures that inhabit our daily lives.