{"id":2609,"date":"2014-04-21T17:53:24","date_gmt":"2014-04-21T17:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/?p=2609"},"modified":"2019-01-04T20:33:59","modified_gmt":"2019-01-04T20:33:59","slug":"spring-fever-shelduck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/spring-fever-shelduck\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring fever shelducks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Updated 30 April 2014<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduckall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2619\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/spring-fever-shelduck\/img_2099\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduckall.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,585\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 600D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1398871589&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_2099&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_2099\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduckall-300x274.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduckall.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2619\" src=\"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduckall.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2099\" width=\"640\" height=\"585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduckall.jpg 640w, https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduckall-300x274.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduckall-328x300.jpg 328w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This very striking duck is\u00a0often on\u00a0the\u00a0salt marshes and at this time of year the males are in courtship mode. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduck1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2610\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/spring-fever-shelduck\/img_2025\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduck1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,427\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 600D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1398010463&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;41&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_2025&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_2025\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduck1-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduck1.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2610\" src=\"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduck1.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2025\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduck1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduck1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduck1-449x300.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is a low tide view of a pair of shelduck\u00a0at\u00a0Battery Point. The freshly exposed mud is streaked with\u00a0the blue reflections from\u00a0the sky.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2612\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/spring-fever-shelduck\/img_2027\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduck3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,378\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 600D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1398010470&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;41&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_2027&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_2027\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduck3-300x177.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduck3.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2612\" src=\"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduck3.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2027\" width=\"640\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduck3.jpg 640w, https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduck3-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduck3-500x295.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This male was not about to let his female out of his sight and pursued her enthusiastically up and down the salt marsh.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduck2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2611\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/spring-fever-shelduck\/img_2026\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduck2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"503,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 600D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1398010467&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;41&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_2026&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_2026\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduck2-235x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduck2.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2611\" src=\"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduck2.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2026\" width=\"503\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduck2.jpg 503w, https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduck2-235x300.jpg 235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A simple study in pencil and wash . . .<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduck3a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2621\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/spring-fever-shelduck\/img_2102\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduck3a.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"504,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 600D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1398871626&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;29&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_2102&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_2102\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduck3a-236x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduck3a.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2621\" src=\"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduck3a.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2102\" width=\"504\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduck3a.jpg 504w, https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduck3a-236x300.jpg 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>. . . and here with the background added.<\/p>\n<p>Sexes are similar but during the breeding season the males are easy to distinguish by a prominent red knob above their beaks. \u00a0In between seeing off other males he displays to the female by drawing his head backwards and then performing and exaggerated bow.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduck5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2617\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/spring-fever-shelduck\/img_2101-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduck5.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,330\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 600D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1398871621&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;34&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_2101&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_2101\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduck5-300x154.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduck5.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2617\" src=\"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduck5.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2101\" width=\"640\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduck5.jpg 640w, https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduck5-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduck5-500x257.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduck4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2620\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/spring-fever-shelduck\/img_2104\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduck4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"517,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 600D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1398871631&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;29&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_2104&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_2104\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduck4-242x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduck4.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2620\" src=\"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduck4.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2104\" width=\"517\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduck4.jpg 517w, https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/shelduck4-242x300.jpg 242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 517px) 100vw, 517px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These are striking, boldly marked ducks that are easy to spot both on the marsh and in flight. Their chuckling like call is also distinctive which you can hear on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rspb.org.uk\/wildlife\/birdguide\/name\/s\/shelduck\/index.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RSPB website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updated 30 April 2014 This very striking duck is\u00a0often on\u00a0the\u00a0salt marshes and at this time of year the males are in courtship mode. \u00a0 This is a low tide view of a pair of shelduck\u00a0at\u00a0Battery Point. The freshly exposed mud is streaked with\u00a0the blue reflections from\u00a0the sky. This male was not about to let his [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2621,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,25,51],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2609","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-saltmarsh_birds","8":"category-ducks","9":"category-spring","10":"grid-item","11":"grid-item-portrait","13":"fallback-thumbnail"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Spring fever shelducks - Hilary Kington - just my sketches<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/spring-fever-shelduck\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Spring fever shelducks - Hilary Kington - just my sketches\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Updated 30 April 2014 This very striking duck is\u00a0often on\u00a0the\u00a0salt marshes and at this time of year the males are in courtship mode. \u00a0 This is a low tide view of a pair of shelduck\u00a0at\u00a0Battery Point. 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