{"id":13754,"date":"2020-10-27T06:30:25","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T10:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=13754"},"modified":"2020-10-27T06:30:25","modified_gmt":"2020-10-27T10:30:25","slug":"desperate-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=13754","title":{"rendered":"Desperate #2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"13753\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?attachment_id=13753\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/dsc01147.jpg?fit=2000%2C1572&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1572\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-RX10M4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1603637535&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;205.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dsc01147\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/dsc01147.jpg?fit=300%2C236&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/dsc01147.jpg?fit=904%2C711&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"904\" height=\"711\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/dsc01147.jpg?resize=904%2C711&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/dsc01147.jpg?resize=1024%2C805&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/dsc01147.jpg?resize=300%2C236&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/dsc01147.jpg?resize=768%2C604&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/dsc01147.jpg?resize=1536%2C1207&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/dsc01147.jpg?resize=904%2C711&amp;ssl=1 904w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/dsc01147.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/dsc01147.jpg?w=1808&amp;ssl=1 1808w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mallards, Roger\u2019s Pond, Kennebunk, Maine, USA \u2014 Like the Rock Pidgin from yesterday\u2019s post, Mallards probably do not get the appreciation they deserve, simply because they are so common&#8230;the default puddle duck across much of North America&#8230;likely wherever there is the smallest body of fresh (or at least non-salt) water. I have seen them in rushing rivers and the deep puddles on people\u2019s yards after heavy rains&#8230;and everywhere in between. They are, however a beautiful bird, worth the good look I rarely give them. These two bright males were on the small kid\u2019s pond (fishing and skating) in a park here in town. Sony Rx10iv at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Polarr and Apple Photos. ISO 500 @ f4 @ 1\/500th. <\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-13754\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=13754&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-13754\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=13754&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=13754&amp;share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mallards, Roger\u2019s Pond, Kennebunk, Maine, USA \u2014 Like the Rock Pidgin from yesterday\u2019s post, Mallards probably do not get the appreciation they deserve, simply because they are so common&#8230;the default puddle duck across much of North America&#8230;likely wherever there is the smallest body of fresh (or at least non-salt) water. 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