I shoot at parks a lot, which means I am constantly surrounded by beautiful nature and wildlife!
...but mostly ducks.
Being surrounded by ducks often gives you the opportunity to observe their behavior.
These ducks were racing each other around the pond!
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| I don't know what that blurry thing is on the right... |
This female was really pretty, she had purple feathers under her earth colored ones (purple being my favorite color). I named her Belle!
We couldn't get too close because she was fiercely guarded by a male duck. I named him Beast.
Beast would get angry every time we got close. He'd stare at us and ruffle his feathers. Getting into a fight with a duck is the last thing I need right now. Don't worry Beast, you can have her. She's not my type anyway...
And now for some "d'awwww!" moments!
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| OHMYGOD! Baby duckie!!! |
Every chance I got I shot this little family. Can't have too many pictures of baby duckies!
These pictures were taken at the Fullerton Arboretum. They have this really pretty pond filled with animals like ducks and fish and we even saw a turtle!!
These pictures were shot with my FujiFilm HS20EXR camera:
Shutterspeed: 1/200 - 1/1000 (it was a bright day)
f/5.6 - f/11
iso = 100
Liked the Belle/Beast one as well as the ducklings! They can be fiercely territorial...recently saw a video of a duck defending its territory on a lake by flying and pecking at the head of a man (and his dog!!) fishing on a little rowboat...the duck was winning!
ReplyDeleteHaha, thanks paleraven! Ducks can get really scary...I like to think of myself as a passive observer of these feathery friends (or fiends...)
ReplyDeleteIf you have that video I'd love to see it! I'm all about ducks!
...and rabbits.