I figured I would go ahead and close out the Davenport Iowa bird shoot. We’ve done the eagles, the gulls and now presenting..
That’s right, the Mallard Duck. This guy was enjoying the 50 degree weather in march. The shot turned out pretty good with the green shimmering nicely in the sun and you can even make out the water droplets on the duck’s feathers. This was pretty fitting since the Quad Cities’ minor league hockey team is actually named The Mallards. Here is another one with a different direction to the sun giving a slightly different shimmer pattern.
There were actually a number of them (can’t remember the proper term for a grouping of ducks at the moment).
Believe me, it was extremely tough to get them to all go in the same direction. You also have a nice mixture of the females included in this shot – clearly they were stiffed when the coloring was handed out.
Follow the jump to see some more shots of the Mallard