Sunday, 6 March 2011

Tall duck and handsome.......................................


Female Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Hello
A very handsome chap
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
I had a nice stroll around Shakerley Mere this weekend and enjoyed watching the children feeding the ducks.
The Mallards, Canada Geese and the Black-headed Gulls were also enjoying the attention they were getting.
The goose above was very interested in my camera and got very close giving much amusement to the kids.

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22 comments:

  1. Lorac6 March 2011 at 18:35

    Hello Andrew! I see our geese are keeping you company. Fine fellows for sure. You did a great job getting their pics!

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  2. joo6 March 2011 at 21:16

    Wow, lovely photos Andrew! A very handsome chap indeed:)
    Have a nice week ahead!

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  3. grammie g6 March 2011 at 23:40

    Hi Andrew...I noticed your humor showing!!
    Clever with the words!! hahah!!
    Cute photos of the tall Duck and Handsome Chap!!Nice that you had a good stroll...hope you have a nice week!!

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  4. Hilke Breder7 March 2011 at 13:25

    Enjoyed this post, Andrew! It made me smile - great start for my day.

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  5. Unknown7 March 2011 at 16:43

    Great timing, the top shot is fantastic! What a funny capture the 'Hello' goose is. :-)

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  6. Unknown7 March 2011 at 20:29

    Great mallard shots Andrew and watch those Geese they're Canadians remember. Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  7. Dave8 March 2011 at 01:49

    Great flappy Mallard Andrew!

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  8. Joan Ramon Noguer8 March 2011 at 18:53

    Magnífiques captures!! Et felicito pel bon treball, una cordial salutació.

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  9. holdingmoments8 March 2011 at 19:47

    Great captures Andrew.

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  10. Sondra8 March 2011 at 20:15

    excellent look at the mallard--I enjoyed your heading---lol

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  11. mick8 March 2011 at 20:44

    Great photos of the duck with its wings stretched.

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  12. Stewart M8 March 2011 at 21:31

    Hi - thanks for having a look at the Kookaburras. Mallards are a bit of an issue down here - they inter-breed with Pacific Balck Faced Duck (a native) and you end up with some strange looking combination which is not as good as either of the origianls.

    Think you may enjoy my other blog as well if youy get time to have a look. http://payingreadyattention.blogspot.com/

    Cheers Stewart M

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  13. NatureFootstep8 March 2011 at 21:41

    I have not seen the Canadian goose yet, but he Greylag goose has started to arrive. The canadian maked great BW shots. :)

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  14. Adam Tilt8 March 2011 at 22:00

    Nice photos Andrew. You want to watch those Canada Geese as from personal experience I can tell you that they can give a nasty nip!

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  15. Marvin8 March 2011 at 22:06

    The Canadian is a very handsome chap, indeed. The only geese I've seen lately were high overhead and flying north. Great shots!

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  16. eileeninmd8 March 2011 at 22:32

    Wonderful shots, they third one down is my favorite. I love the look on the HELLO face.

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  17. Sallie (FullTime-Life)8 March 2011 at 22:39

    I like the tall one! Stretching out, looks like the yoga pose I did in class today ;>).... YOur clever post title really caught my eye and your pictures delivered the goods. Very nice post.

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  18. Fotokarusellen9 March 2011 at 08:35

    Lovely photos and well captured. Bravo!
    Have a nice day.

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  19. joco9 March 2011 at 12:23

    You've had a nice play with the pix here.
    Even managed to make a duck look good :-)

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  20. Anonymous9 March 2011 at 19:24

    Love your humorous post title and the Mallard lives up to it! Nice close-ups of the Canada Goose!

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  21. Pat Ulrich10 March 2011 at 04:07

    wonderful post! that straight on view of the goose is great!

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  22. Springman10 March 2011 at 19:27

    Those are some great portraits you've painted with your camera. Along with the amusing Mallards I think you had a very producktive stroll! ;-)WBW

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