Black-Bellied Whistling Duck Costa Rica
by Joan Carroll
Title
Black-Bellied Whistling Duck Costa Rica
Artist
Joan Carroll
Medium
Photograph - Photography And Digital Art
Description
It seemed like cheating….just coasting along the shoulder of the road in Costa Rica, photographing birds in the field from the air conditioned comfort of the van! This was one of a pair of black-bellied whistling ducks checking out the plowed field intent on finding some food. While this was convenient for us, it may not have been popular with the farmers since their diet is comprised of plant materials and they are attracted to areas where corn and rice are grown, potentially damaging the crops. The Black-bellied Whistling-Duck is a highly gregarious Neotropical duck that is restricted to the New World. Distinguished from all other whistling-ducks by its red bill, pink feet, and white wing-patch, it is more arboreal than other whistling-ducks. The Black-bellied Whistling-Duck forms lifelong pair bonds and breeds in its first year. The status of this species appears to be secure due in part to its lack of importance as a game species.
FEATURED PHOTO, STARVING ARTIST PHOTOGRAPHERS group, 8/3/19
FEATURED PHOTO, ABC group D IS FOR DUCK theme, 5/9/19
FEATURED PHOTO< Camera Art group, 7/24/18
FEATURED PHOTO, The Road To Self Promotion group, 7/3/18
Joan carroll, bird, duck, black bellied
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July 2nd, 2018
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Joan Carroll
thank you Starving Artist for the feature in the STARVING ARTIST PHOTOGRAPHERS group, 8/3/19
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your marvelous art has been featured on the Home Page of the ABC Group. This art has been selected from the D IS FOR DUCK themed week! You are invited to add this wonderful art to the features archive.
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art! You are invited to archive your work in the Features Archive thread! group as well as any other thread in which it would fit!