AWARDS: ENGLAND / WILTSHIRE / LAKE DISTRICT / WALES / SCOTLAND / COAST OF S.W. ENGLAND / COAST / STORMS / LAKES & MOUNTAINS / WINTER LANDSCAPES / DESERTS / ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY / BRITISH BIRDS 1 / BRITISH BIRDS 2 / BRITISH MAMMALS / BRITISH INSECTS / WORLD BIRDS / WORLD MAMMALS / NATURE
PINTAIL
Pintail are jaunty dabbling ducks with intricate, smart patterns that are instantly pleasing. I photographed this one at Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust reserve on a bight January day. Although taken in the middle of the day, low winter sun shows its plumage to good effect.
F/6.3, 1/800th second, ISO 400
Accepted: Bristol 2008
