Wood Duck

© Ned Bagno

Published: December 12, 2011

Ned Bagno snapped this head-on photo of a Wood Duck in December 2010 while it swam in a pond behind a public library in Union City, California. He posted it in our U.S. and Canada Gallery.

Ned used an Olympus E-5 and a 300mm f2.8 lens with a flash. You can see more of his photos on Flickr.

See more photos of Wood Ducks:
• Male flapping its wings above the water
• Male and female resting near a turtle
• Male perfectly reflected on a golden pond

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