One White Duck (and other ducks)

By Words | Published March 13, 2012

Just a short post tonight. The weather was misty for much of the day; certainly not the spring-like weather we'd almost become used to. All of which means that there are few photos to show, even though I did spot the local sparrowhawk over the pond this morning. The one picture from during the day that I have kept is this one of one of the white ducks.

The rest of the ducks are from yesterday. A couple of rear-view flight shots…

And a pair lurking around the castellated church roof.

Back home the frogs have produced some more spawn, which will in turn keep the newts happy and may just result in an extra frog or so in the pond.


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Camera note: all ducks taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens. Spawn photographed through the EF 100mm f/2.8L macro IS USM lens.

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14 Comments

  1. RobinL March 14, 2012 at 1:03 am #

    Words, great shots! I really like the white duck! I seem to have a thing for them. Their pure whiteness is so nice!
    It snowed here again today! Spring seems to be dragging her heals!

  2. derWandersmann March 14, 2012 at 2:03 am #

    The white duck is a real smile-generator.

  3. serola March 14, 2012 at 7:03 am #

    Great compositions :hat:

  4. gdare March 14, 2012 at 4:03 pm #

    Second one is hilarious. One would think they are more gracious while flying (or landing) 😛 It was windy?

  5. Words March 16, 2012 at 7:03 pm #

    Robin, thanks. The weather is not too bad at the moment, certainly nothing approaching snow lately. The white ducks were 'dumped' at the pond so someone told me today. So domestic fowl enjoying freedom.

  6. Words March 16, 2012 at 7:03 pm #

    dW, thanks! The white ducks are very pretty things.

  7. Words March 16, 2012 at 7:03 pm #

    Darko, I don't think it was windy but they do come in very fast when landing, so the feathers have to work hard to slow them down before they hit the water.

  8. Words March 16, 2012 at 7:03 pm #

    Sami, thanks!

  9. SittingFox March 19, 2012 at 5:03 pm #

    Quite brave of the ducks to perch so high!

  10. derWandersmann March 19, 2012 at 8:03 pm #

    Originally posted by Words:

    they do come in very fast when landing

    I've clocked them at 80 mph, migrating south along the US Highway #51.

  11. derWandersmann March 19, 2012 at 8:03 pm #

    Originally posted by Words:

    they do come in very fast when landing

    I've clocked them at 80 mph, migrating south along the US Highway #1.

  12. Words March 19, 2012 at 11:03 pm #

    Adele, it's certainly unusual to see them up on the roof like that.

  13. Words March 19, 2012 at 11:03 pm #

    dW, that's fast flying (and driving!)

  14. derWandersmann March 20, 2012 at 2:03 am #

    Luckily, I didn't have to pace them for very far before I had a good reading.