American wigeons are good-sized ducks, smaller than mallards, but much larger than teal. They are sometimes called baldpates due to the white pate on the head of the male.
This scene of a shallow river shows a typical muddy sandbar left by the receding water. High water washes logs, debris, silting mud and sand from surrounding land and carries it downstream with its swift current. As the water recedes and slows down, it drops the log, forming an eddy behind it. The sand and mud settle to the bottom in this eddy, forming abstract patterns form the twisting current. Finally, the water lowers leaving the log and mud bare, exposed to the air. This action is not unlike the patterns left in the snowdrifts after a blizzard or high winds.
The shallow river is constantly changing the sandbars and small islands as high water and fast current sweep these obstructions to new locations.
It is always fascinating to watch nature mold new designs with awesome force and then return to tranquility.
Maynard Reece

Shallow River ( American Wigeon
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by Maynard Reece
32 1/4" by 19 1/4"
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