Wonderful closeup of a very pretty duck. I don't know what species it is. Very good.

Your duck is a Mandarin duck. I went hunting, got curious. I hope that helps.

tis a mandarin and a beaut too

Lovely photo. You should enter it in a duck stamp contest.

Wow..a very nice close-up ! Well done !

Boy, this one sure was sitting pretty for you! Excellent detail and color.

Great close up photo.A great subject for sure.

very pretty bird, and nicely captured. 9*

oh my god, this takes over the first place as the cutest little fellow on caedes!!!!!!! when i saw this shot in the new images gallery, it put a huge smile on my face :) this ducky is absolutely adorable!!!!!

and this is a very detailed shot, the colour combination is perfect and the quality is on a very high level! look at all the details.. especially on its feathers (neckline..)... this is a truly beautiful animal, i'm so happy that you shared this image with us; thank you :o)

Morwyn said:
"Your duck is a Mandarin duck. I went hunting, got curious. I hope that helps."

That's awful!!
j/k :-)

What a beautiful desktop image this is. Your colors are perfect. The clarity fantastic.

Maybe Morwyn was alluding to a google search for the type of duck. Anyway, beautiful animal and image.

Beautiful photo! Well done.

This is a beautiful duck image. More colorful than a box of crayons! Very well done and a 10/favorites from me.
Russ

Wow....How sharp can it´get? Any sharper and my monitor probably would give up!

This is a perfect 10 om my list of sharpness..... :-)

A beautifully clear capture with fantastic detail - great shot, Quentin :-)

Wow you couldnt have gotten a more ducky photo!! even the water he "sits on" is perfect. The little ripples..This ducks colours are just magnificient..these are in ENglAnd? you sure were fortunate to find this duck and have the chance to "capture" him on a photos! wow!!

Beautiful shot! Looks almost like a painting. ^_^

Either this shot was perfectly set up... or you were just a lucky ducky.

;-)

Hi, this is a gorgeous photo of a Mandrin Drake. Check him out on this site: http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/NDG/Ducks/Mand/BRKMandarin.html

Thanks for sharing this beautiful photo.

Auline

Great shot, it is so close!

Beautiful colors!! Like a painting.

All is said....a 10,wavs and computer......Great.

Great picture! Looks so perfect he could almost be manufactured! Great focus. I wonder what he would be like on a plate...? :P

stunning colour palette. well done on an excellent capture.

screw this... can't be.... soooooooooooooooo cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute :)

Wonderful colour and lighting.

Probably my favourite photograph. I change my wallpaper almost daily - but keep coming back to this one. I cannot believe the 3D quality that it has.

Stunning shot, almost looks like a painting. The colours are fantastic.

You know, I have passed this photo up several times because I saw it come up on the front page and I said to myself,
Now somebody has posted a fake painted wooden duck and I like real ducks. Well, it kept showing up and finally I investigated it and by golly...it is a real duck. Good heavens what color. What an opportune moment for you. Beautiful.
Pat

It's a Wubba. A Wubba ducky. Sure is a beautiful critter. Nice pic, you were lucky to find it. Don't see many Wubba's.

Very beautiful duck. A nice variety of colors too.
Well Done!

WOW it doesnt even look real , all those colors . It's an amazing shot!

The duck is captured so well, in such crisp details that it looks almost unreal. I love it that the background is only of the water. Great ripples. I salute this super work.

I've never seen a duck like that. It seems you got the perfect shot of it! wonderful clarity and color.

This went right into my bird collection! How did you manage to get such detail!!??!!
You got every tiny little pattern ! I've always thought Wood Ducks were awesome, but this is incredible! Thank you thank you!!!
Kat