Guaranteed to run towards a car heading for them, hence the reason we see so many of them as road-kill
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Beautiful though, and very cool shot looking straight into the camera 
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Obviously deciding which way to run 
Shortly after I took the shot, it was chased off by a duck. 
Hahaha 
But still, ducks can be savage 
What a beautiful bird! This version enhances the colors and contrasts of the main subject.
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The photo was beautiful before I adjusted anything except Exposure and Color Calibration. The rest of my changes were minor and simple. dt 4.2.1
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It looks like this road-kill would make a nice pie.
Here’s my play using filmic V7 in 4.3.0+2296. I moved the highlights saturation slider to the right to add more color to the bird. Filmic V7 might grow on me.
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haha, that reminds me earlier today I saw a praire dog sitting straight upright warming his bottom in the tire track area of the freeway onramp, causing me to detour slightly in order to not disturb his meditation.
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That’s about the only reason you find them in Britain (or elsewhere in Western Europe): they were/are introduced as game birds, sometimes shortly before the hunting party arrives… ’
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