mallard

Every spring we have a pair of mallards that have landed on our roof and expect to be fed. We think they do this because our roof is blue and we're close to the lake. This year is a bit different. Now this female jumps down into one of the larger feeder boxes on our railing (two stories up)...

A fellow birder told me, "I'll never photograph another Mallard", and I understood. "Common" birds aren't quite good enough for a guy like me. It turns out that any bird can be beautiful in the right setting. f8, 1/160, ISO 100

Where there's water, there be Mallards. I was surprised to only see this one.

Caught this beauty while down at the river. Love the mouth open and standing on one foot. Looks like this is the fun one of the bunch!

Rather a distant view of these two, but I did like the colours both on his head and in the water too. Wasn't sure how to present this, tried a couple of different crops - and hope you think this one has worked.

This cute little duckling was not really on it's own but surrounded by its brothers and sisters (and mum) and only for a fleeting moment I could frame it on its own on this beautiful but crisp morning.

This Mallard should be safe next week from duck shooters as long as he stays at the Te Awanga protected lagoon.

Mallard Duck

I wish I could have thanked this mallard for this photo op! He flew by just at the right time! What a beauty!

The last of the birds from that day at Loch of the Lowes. This Mallard came in to clean up the spills on the ground. The light was really beginning to go by this time. TTTW

.... or Bliss Well, I think that's what she's saying LOL. Whatever, she appears to be really enjoying the water. Those birds really gave me some great photo ops that day, well, when I could get the right angle on them with the low bright sun.

A nice family scene. These birds are "just mallards". But when you get to see them up close, they are pretty beautiful.

My new Land Cruiser is starting to pay off as a photographic platform. It so high!!!

I shot this one this past weekend and not really sure what type of duck it is.

Taken yesterday using my phone camera on the River Freshney in Grimsby. No Mute Swans were found and a couple of people also said they must have flown off

..... or Bliss I still don't know how birds can move their heads so violently yet keep the rest of the body still!! From an autumn visit to Kinnordy.