A juvenile African Darter

drying the few feathers that it has. I was amazed to see those quills and the feathers barely starting to grow. Thanks to @shannejw I finally manage to get a thin line :-)

[Jacqueline]

He/she is looking a little clumsy in his/her new feathersuit ;) great shot!

[Shanne]

fascinating to see those feathers

[tony gig]

A great detailed shot of nature...fav

[Babs]

He does look a bit short on feathers doesn't he.

[Lynne]

Nice capture.

[Margaret Brown]

Nice sharp capture

[Etienne]

What a nice shot ! I suppose he/she is able to swim but not to fly yet ?

[Rosie Kind]

Gosh he does look as though he needs to grow a few more feathers! Great detail Fav

[Desi]

Brilliant image. I have never yet seen a darter so young it still has quills instead of feathers

[KoalaGardens🐨]

wow I've not seen a young one like this - quite amazing to see how the feathers develop! well done getting your frame made :)

[katy]

Gorgeous detail! A fascinating subject too

[amyK]

What an interesting capture, well done

[Rick]

Wow, looks like his wings have been stripped. Glad to hear that its a young one.

[Diana]

@jacqbb @shannejw @tonygig @onewing @lynne5477 @craftymeg @etienne @rosiekind @seacreature @koalagardens @grammyn @amyk @rickster549 Thanks for all the kind comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.

[Diana]

@koalagardens Thanks, it was such a mission to do something so simple. I did this in PS, trying to do it in Gimp, but it does not work ;-)

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Super shot

[Diana]

@elisasaeter Thanks Elisabeth :-)