Northern Pintail Drake Swimming on a Rippling Pond Canvas Print

A glorious Northern Pintail drake (Anas acuta) in breeding plumage floats on the rippling surface of a glassy pond, adding his reflection to the wavy reflections of cattail reeds. This wildlife photograph of a migratory male Pintail duck was taken on a sunny winter afternoon in a refuge in Northern California’s Sacramento Valley.

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I'm a native coastal Californian transplanted to the foothills of the Cascades. Being near the mountains has afforded me the opportunity to become attuned to seasonal rhythms and infuse that sense of time and place into my nature photography. I love to take off on roads less traveled, especially when it means losing myself in some remote place until I feel like being found. My portfolio includes natural landscapes, wildlife portraits, botanical macros, vintage architecture, cool geological formations, ranch life and a sprinkling of eccentric oddities that captured my imagination. I invite you to take a moment to peruse my galleries and follow me on Twitter: @EclecticImages. I hope you'll find something that makes you smile! .