Friday, May 27, 2016

Frolicking Birds and a Fence

I was lucky to catch a male Mallard Duck flapping its wings in the water.

The detail and the colouring on the feathers is simply amazing and beautiful.




Not to be outdone by the ducks, the Canada geese were making their presence known.




Joining in with

 Eileen at Saturday's Critters
 Anni at  I'd-Rather-B-Birdin
and
Judith at Lavender Cottage come the last Monday of May.

Thank you to each of them for hosting these fun memes.
Thanks for stopping by!

25 comments:

Forest Dream Weaver said...

Beautiful shots of the mallard....love the colours!
Happy weekend!

eileeninmd said...

Hello, wonderful captures of the Mallards and the Geese. Looks like a nice habitat for the waterfowl. Thank you for linking up and sharing your critter post. Have a happy weekend!

Gina145 said...

Great photos. Those birds are beautiful.

Mereknits said...

Absolutely gorgeous.
Hugs,
Meredith

Joanne Noragon said...

Mallards are beautiful birds!

Laura Beth said...

Such beautiful pictures of the Mallard ducks! I love their green coloring. Hope you had a lovely day photographing them!

Red said...

These are two of my favorite birds.

Anni said...

I always appreciate your attendance and linking at I'd Rather B Birdin'. Sharing with us birders is highly appreciated. Thanks. I would be thrilled to time the shutter on the camera just as the duck's flapping its wings. And the Canada Geese are amazing too.

John's Island said...

Hi Penny, Mallards are sure pretty birds. Neat photos. And, two posts on one day ... nice work! Have a good weekend!

Rhodesia said...

Great photos well done. Hope all is well with you Diane

Nancy Chan said...

The male duck is a beauty. The ducks are enjoying themselves.

Bethany Carson said...

Nice shots of the ducks and geese! Birds are so fun to photograph!

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

Don't they have beautiful colors! It looks like an artist painted them. Love your close up. Enjoy your week! Hugs, Diane

ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®© said...

Love your live duck action!
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Breathtaking said...

Hello!:) Thank you for your visit.:) Well, these Mallards seem to be having fun. The fallen branch over the water gives them a great perching place.That's a really nice shot, but the closeups are lovely too. Have a good week!:)

Judith @ Lavender Cottage said...

The lucky males always have the nicest plumage and I like the iridescent green of the mallard's head. Great captures of both species.
Thanks for linking to Mosaic Monday.

DeniseinVA said...

Great photos and I do love the wings flapping :) Always neat to get those kind of action shots. I am a big fan of ducks and you captured them beautifully here.

Rajesh said...

Graet shots of very colourful duck.

GranthamLynn said...

What sweet captures. I love watching ducks! I enjoyed visiting from Mosaic Monday. I'm following you now.
I hope you can come over and visit. No beautiful nature shots but I'm sharing my home. Have a great week.

Donna said...

What great captures...I love mallards. And I bet the geese were making sure you noticed them!

Donna@GardensEyeView
and LivingFromHappiness

Ela said...

Fantastic shots of these beautiful ducks !!
Greetings

Debbie said...

you are right about the mallards and they don't get the credit they deserve. beautiful captures and great timing on number 1!!!

Mary Howell Cromer said...

They certainly look like they are having a great time, beautiful~

Jeanie said...

I love mallards. These photos are fabulous, Penny. Nice detail!

Cynthia said...

I think the patterns of birds' feathers are just amazing. The colors all fit together so precisely with the feather patterns, no messy edges. And then they molt and all feathers fall out and come back exactly the same way. Miraculous!

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