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Waterfowl pics #7553154
04/09/22 11:15 AM
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Good times in the duck slough. Ice is finally off and the big push of migrating waterfowl is coming thru.

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Re: Waterfowl pics [Re: Tray] #7553162
04/09/22 11:24 AM
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The Hill Country of Texas
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Great pictures!


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Re: Waterfowl pics [Re: Tray] #7553168
04/09/22 11:28 AM
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Marshall Texas
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I gonna mount one like that, pic on the end

Re: Waterfowl pics [Re: Tray] #7553171
04/09/22 11:33 AM
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Idaho, Lemhi County
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Once again, fantastic artwork Tray. Many thanks for gracing my computer screen this morning sir.

Jack


Re: Waterfowl pics [Re: Tray] #7553174
04/09/22 11:36 AM
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Do you sell any of your photos to magazines or publishing houses...? You probably could!

Is the last pic a Golden Eye? I don't think I've ever knocked one down in this state. Then again, fall colors are what they are, sometimes hard to tell without other factors, such as the bills or eye color.


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Re: Waterfowl pics [Re: NonPCfed] #7553181
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Originally Posted by NonPCfed
Do you sell any of your photos to magazines or publishing houses...? You probably could!

Is the last pic a Golden Eye? I don't think I've ever knocked one down in this state. Then again, fall colors are what they are, sometimes hard to tell without other factors, such as the bills or eye color.


I’ve sold a few prints to a few people who have asked, but haven’t pursued that avenue very hard yet.

Yes, that’s a drake Goldeneye, decoy is one that I carved and had a good friends dad paint for me. He has now passed and I have been trying for a couple years to get this picture for him.

Here is a couple more photos from the encounter.

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Re: Waterfowl pics [Re: Gulo] #7553183
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Originally Posted by Gulo
Once again, fantastic artwork Tray. Many thanks for gracing my computer screen this morning sir.

Jack


Thanks Jack, I appreciate the compliments.

Re: Waterfowl pics [Re: Tray] #7553190
04/09/22 11:51 AM
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Montana ,Rocky Mtns.
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Lovely shots, Tray.

So fun to see this quality again, several on here now posting great shots. All we need back in now is Twinkie, aka Coonyote and his shots, whom Jonathan also mentored.

Thank you for sharing.

Re: Waterfowl pics [Re: Tray] #7553243
04/09/22 01:03 PM
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Northern Maine
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Beautiful pictures.


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Re: Waterfowl pics [Re: Tray] #7553284
04/09/22 01:49 PM
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Nice pics and nice Barrows decoy. I don't have any stuffed ducks, but if I bagged one of them I'd get it mounted

Re: Waterfowl pics [Re: Tray] #7553293
04/09/22 02:03 PM
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Love waterfowl spring pictures thanks for sharing,look forward to some Pintails pictures.

Re: Waterfowl pics [Re: Tray] #7553294
04/09/22 02:07 PM
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Great pictures again

Re: Waterfowl pics [Re: mississippiposse] #7553441
04/09/22 06:19 PM
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Very good pictures. Greenwing, Canvasback, I can't tell Greater or lesser Scaup, And one I have never shot, the goldeneye.

Re: Waterfowl pics [Re: Tray] #7553463
04/09/22 06:52 PM
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That first picture the green winged teal is awesome.


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Re: Waterfowl pics [Re: Tray] #7553501
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Outstanding!

Re: Waterfowl pics [Re: Tray] #7553514
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Sends shivers up my back- outstanding photos
Thanks for posting

Re: Waterfowl pics [Re: Tray] #7553534
04/09/22 08:08 PM
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Cool pictures, Tray. I noticed the two goldeneye species as well. Did you carve both?

Varmitshooter........this isn't 100%, but Lesser Scaup have a purple tint to their heads, Greaters are green. I always tell folks to remember "Green is for Greater!" The lighting has to be good to even see either birds head color. They mostly just look black unless lit up well.


Re: Waterfowl pics [Re: Tray] #7553662
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Greater's are also called Skull caps because of the crest of the spring drakes

Re: Waterfowl pics [Re: J.Morse] #7553700
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Originally Posted by J.Morse
Cool pictures, Tray. I noticed the two goldeneye species as well. Did you carve both?

Varmitshooter........this isn't 100%, but Lesser Scaup have a purple tint to their heads, Greaters are green. I always tell folks to remember "Green is for Greater!" The lighting has to be good to even see either birds head color. They mostly just look black unless lit up well.


I carved a dozen Goldeneye decoys, most of them I painted myself except for a couple Barrows which I only take out for these occasions. All the commons I painted myself and I worked hard to make sure they didn’t show up in the pic, I’m a terrible artist. LOL

Yes the scaup is a Lesser, the Greaters are fairly uncommon there this far west.

Re: Waterfowl pics [Re: Tray] #7553739
04/09/22 11:38 PM
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Great photos as everyone has stated. I do not think I have ever seen wing positions like those in your goldeneye photos and I shot quite a few on Lake Superior. Your bird was braking really hard to set down.

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