~ A Gadwall Pair ~

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~ A Gadwall Pair ~

Post by Irishwhistler » Sun Feb 16, 2020 6:19 am

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~ Gadwalls ~ I observed this Gadwall pair dabbling amongst numerous Mallards yesterday afternoon.

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Re: ~ A Gadwall Pair ~

Post by fishvik » Sun Feb 16, 2020 11:23 am

Great photo, Mike. Gadwal drake flank feathers are fantastic fly tying feathers. We have a lot of them out here in the intermountain west. What time of year did you take the photo?

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Re: ~ A Gadwall Pair ~

Post by Irishwhistler » Sun Feb 16, 2020 3:55 pm

Fishvik,
I shot the Gadwall photo yesterday, 2/15/20.

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Re: ~ A Gadwall Pair ~

Post by Featherfinder » Mon Feb 17, 2020 8:46 am

Love the way the water looks. I know...I'm strange that way...almost looks icy or chiseled.

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Re: ~ A Gadwall Pair ~

Post by fishvik » Mon Feb 17, 2020 9:13 am

Irishwhistler wrote:
Sun Feb 16, 2020 3:55 pm
Fishvik,
I shot the Gadwall photo yesterday, 2/15/20.

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It is going be a while before our ponds have open water.

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Re: ~ A Gadwall Pair ~

Post by Irishwhistler » Tue Feb 18, 2020 7:28 am

There was skim I e over most of the river with limited open water.

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