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PanamonCreel
Dorval, QC
(Zone 5a)
 April 21, 2007
1:16 PM Post #3415781
| Thought I'll share some pictures here which I took during a walk in a local park here.
Hen and Drake, She doesn't look very interested :)
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PanamonCreel
Dorval, QC
(Zone 5a)
April 21, 2007
1:18 PM Post #3415786
| Maybe the approach from the back will work better 
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PanamonCreel
Dorval, QC
(Zone 5a)
April 21, 2007
1:20 PM Post #3415792
| A little swimming around may wear her down 
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PanamonCreel
Dorval, QC
(Zone 5a)
April 21, 2007
1:21 PM Post #3415799
| Too much swimming around, competition on the horizon 
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Murmur
Whidbey Island, WA
(Zone 7a)
April 21, 2007
1:25 PM Post #3415807
| Excellent photos . . . and I think the little vixen is just playing hard-to-get!!!! The reflections in that last two photos are perfect.
Thanks for sharing - they are so beautiful, they look like statues (carved from wood!). |
pelletory
Marlton, NJ
April 21, 2007
1:28 PM Post #3415821
| Beautiful pics Panamon!!! Please be sure to post more when you have time.
Thank you for sharing these with us! |
PanamonCreel
Dorval, QC
(Zone 5a)
April 21, 2007
2:54 PM Post #3416038
| Here another with nice reflections.
Btw all of the above pictures have Geo location data in the EXIF file and DG doesn't strip the data. So if you download the picture, open it with Picasa2 and then Google Earth (if you have both) you can see where the picture was taken :)
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pelletory
Marlton, NJ
April 21, 2007
3:26 PM Post #3416094
| Great pic Panamon! |
Murmur
Whidbey Island, WA
(Zone 7a)
April 21, 2007
4:57 PM Post #3416332
| Breathtaking!!! |
Lilypon
Moose Jaw, SK
(Zone 3b)
April 21, 2007
6:18 PM Post #3416632
| Oh Milan you held some goodies back! ;) Fantastic shots (and a wonderful storyline to go along with it). :D Off to do some downloading!!! :D |
Lilypon
Moose Jaw, SK
(Zone 3b)
April 21, 2007
6:47 PM Post #3416724
| Who would've believed that a forest like that was in Montreal! :D Folks you should really follow Milan's suggestion to see where he took the above pics! |
Hineni
Appalachian Mtns, SW, VA
(Zone 6b)
April 21, 2007
7:17 PM Post #3416826
| Excellent photography, and the setting is just beautiful! I keep trying to talk my DH into moving to Canada, maybe this will help!
(hehe, I'm a Floridian who wants to move to Canada to retire - I've moved north to Georgia, just gonna keep going!) |
Grasmussen
Anchorage, AK
(Zone 4a)
April 21, 2007
10:51 PM Post #3417217
| A great series of shots, of a beautiful bird. I really like the shots with the reflections. Great job. |
PanamonCreel
Dorval, QC
(Zone 5a)
April 22, 2007
5:00 PM Post #3419509
| Thanks folks, took a while to get some nice shots of these rather skittish birds. Best time of the year to see the nice colors of the drake, in a short time they'll be less colorful. |
cpartschick
Gladwin, MI
(Zone 5a)
April 23, 2007
3:26 AM Post #3420610
| Great shots. I have been seeing many of these lately. A few weeks ago, I saw 12 males after 1 female. Every time I saw them after that there were a few less males, as she was tossing them out of the running. They are in the woods now and in the trees, either nesting or scouting nests. It amazes me the distance they will make a nest from the water, poor little woodlings have quite a tough walk over big logs and sticks to get to the water, where the big snappers and pike are waiting. Last year I was walking in the woods and came upon a troop of them heading to the water. What a sight that was. A few minutes one way or another and I would have missed the peepers. What a wonderful duck. They look so unreal, wooden, carved or plastic. I so love seeing these. Thanks for sharing your sightings. |
PanamonCreel
Dorval, QC
(Zone 5a)
April 23, 2007
6:54 AM Post #3421251
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| Quoted: | | it amazes me the distance they will make a nest from the water, poor little woodlings have quite a tough walk over big logs and sticks to get to the water |
It amazes me even more that those poor ducklings sometimes have to jump from up to around 40 feet height to get from their nest to the ground on their first outing. Now there is a test of courage early on :)
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cpartschick
Gladwin, MI
(Zone 5a)
April 23, 2007
8:39 AM Post #3421595
| Yes! let us not forget the first jump!
Nothing like watching nature to see how good we have it with our fancy outdoor clothing, nice warm houses, food easy to get, and nothing trying to eat us. |
