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17th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Handsome Wood Duck on Lake Harriet

I imagine this duck as the male lead in a 1930's Film Noir. The spotlight is on his belly, as if he just entered the scene. The real story is that I've been photographing ducks for at least ten years on this lake, but I've never spotted a wood duck. I was stunned by his beauty!

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 04.2019
Date Uploaded: 04.2019
Photo Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
Camera: DSC-HX90V
Copyright: © Diana van Deusen