A Courting We Will Go - a photo on Flickriver

            This Ruddy drake is in the final motion of courtship behavior, that of slapping his bill to his chest. Such a beautiful duck, that blue bill, and beautiful rust-red plumage, they are just gorgeous. 

From the archives... When I met up with a Canadian friend who showed me the area around Vanscoy.

Taken 8 June 2017 near Vanscoy, Canada

Taken on: January 17, 2023

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wild

breeding plumage

Ruddy Duck

Oxyura jamaicensis

Anseriformes

Anatidae

Saskatchewan

Canada

swimming

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Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II, f/7.1, 1/2500 sec, 840mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Lens:	EF600mm f/4L IS II USM +1.4x III
Aperture:	f/7.1
Exposure Time:	1/2500 sec
Focal Length:	840mm
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 24.1 (Macintosh)
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