Today's post is mostly about ducks. Mallards in particular. Hope you don't mind a few cormorants too?
There is something about seeing these animals on the water, lazily floating along, in all their feathered glory that I find quite striking. Perhaps it's the detail in their feathers versus the calm stillness of the water? Maybe it's the cool blue "speculum" patch in their wings.
They seem to be rather calm animals from what I can tell. Maybe I appreciate their low stress level.
Do you see what I see?
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| Partial Wing Display |
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| Ducky Duo |
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| Motoring Along Under Paddle Power |
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| Same shot, Closer Crop |
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| Nature Duplicates the Same Feather Colorations on Different Animals So Effortlessly |
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| Artful Pose While Standing on a Handy Rock |
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| Looking the Other Way to Show Me Her Splendid Feathers |
These next two photos, though a bit of a joke relative to seeing real duck photos here, were still fun shots to capture. Believe it or not these were taken in the art / hobby store where Deb buys her pottery clay.
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| Ducks With Wooden Personalities |
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| Swimming in Air |
As promised, more Cormorant photos below. In this shot (s)he's getting ready to go for a swim.
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| Preparing for the Plunge |
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| There's That Flexible Neck Again |
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| Post Swim Water Drops Bead Up |
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