Point conceded--my error! Sorry, Christine. Very nice photo, whatever the fowl!
Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sun, 10/12/08, Matthew Hunt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 12:59 AM, Christine Aguila > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I could have sworn they were ducks. > > They are ducks, specifically drake Mallards. On the upper > side of the > wing is a blue rectangle, the "speculum". (Of > course, you can't see > that it's blue in B&W.) The speculum is bordered > by a thin white > line, front and back. The thin white ring around the neck > is also > visible. > > Here's a color shot for comparison (not mine): > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/1520031746/ > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
