A Mallard duck photo shoot at the lake.
I love ducks, they always look so happy
Male and female juvenile ducks look a lot like adult females.
Beak colour is the most reliable way to sex juvenile mallards. Males have greenish-yellow bills, while females sport orange bills with black splotches.
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ReplyDeleteYour photo shoot looks like a fun time with all the ducks. They are so cute, great photos and closeups. Enjoy your day, wishing you a happy new week!
...these are FABULOUS, the second one is the winner for me!
ReplyDeleteThanks Tom. The second one is my fave too.
DeleteThese are wonderful shots!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteWow, wow and wow.
ReplyDeleteI am a big fan of ducks too. And often think of them when I look at people who seem to have everything.
On the water ducks look so serene - and out of sight their little legs are going hell for leather to keep them there.
I know, those feet go like gangbusters! I like to watch them waddle on land too.
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ReplyDeleteoooooh they are so sweet, they do look so happy!! awesome captures!!
ReplyDeleteDucks are great! I think its clear that if a person does not like ducks, then they have a very different view of the world to me!
ReplyDeleteCheers - Stewart M - Melbourne
I agree Stewart!
DeleteA delightful series of captures Karen - especially the preening one!
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos!
ReplyDeleteNice photos. There is something cheery and fun looking about ducks!
ReplyDeleteIncredible photos!
ReplyDeleteHappy Tuesday!
lovely shots. I didn't know the detail about beak colour.
ReplyDeleteThey are fun to watch. You have captured their personality beautifully.
ReplyDeleteWell, a male in breeding plumage is pretty distinctive, isn't he?
ReplyDeleteI was referring to juveniles or males in eclipse plumage.
Deletegreat shots....all photos are beautiful
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteHow very lovely photos! Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWow, great bird shots.
ReplyDeleteWonderful shots. So full of joy.
ReplyDeleteWow! Fantastic 'feathered friends' photos! Awesome!
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I'm impressed Karen. Not many people take photos of Mallards. They much too common for borders to bother with. LOL.
ReplyDeleteThese photos are superb!!
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that the juvenile ducks look like adult females. The duck photos are amazing! Specially love the second one.
ReplyDelete-Soma
beautiful shots of the lady :)
ReplyDeleteI have to find this post on many mallards and the mix of mallards and black ducks throwing what I thought was true which is what you said..into questions when they interbreed....https://birdhybrids.blogspot.com/2014/04/american-black-duck-x-mallard.html?fbclid=IwAR1wDnNQnf8_PYI_mCS9xUsUQrDyi3AzlPnbTFopH-YhSAdB0G5I48oe0Vc
ReplyDeleteI’m impressed with your knowledge... I’m lucky just to recognize that they are a Mallard (excep for a male in full color). I too enjoy watching Ducks .
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