Mallard takes an early morning swim
Taken on a little country road North West of Shingletown, CA….in the Fall on 2006. One of my favorite Auutumn photos. / / __ / All The Materials Contained May Not Be Reproduced, Copied, Edited, Published, Transmitted Or Uploaded In Any Way Without My Permission. My Images Do Not Belong To The Public Domain. © 2006 Joyce Dickens: Using my images for any purpose and in any way, without prior permission, may lead to legal action!
Ducks bathing in the woods, Cambridgeshire UK
One autumn late afternoon in the park.
Lake Wanaka, New Zealand © Stacey Hatton: Please do not use this image in any way without prior permission
I took this photo of a female mallard on a pond in Oklahoma City.
Elizabeth park / Hartford, Connecticut / Spring 2007 straight shooting, just as I captured them
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An eager duckling opens wide for a downed bug on the water. Photo taken at Alton Baker Park in Eugene, Oregon. Summer 2008.
Synchronized Swimming! This is two of our pet Buff Ducks. We have a total of 11 ducks. Ducks make wonderful Pets! These come up to the house every evening for petting and feeding and to bed down at night in their pen. By 7am they are quacking loudly to let me know it’s time to go play at our pond. :o)
views: 1161 / favs: 45 My origami calendar I folded the mother duck out of trace paper around the time I saw ducklings on the way to work; can read about that here. I can’t remember how big the paper was; I believe 13×13mm. The two little ducklings in the centre were folded from 6×6mm pieces of trace paper while the little one at the back was folded from a 5×5mm piece of trace paper. I know mother duck is just behind the 4cm mark, but the duckling at the back is infront of the 1cm mark, hence the duck family is a 3cm spread ^ _ ^ New version added August 21, 2008 / Looks great on a card! Although maybe distracting at work; lol. / Also available at Zazzle / This work has been featured in: / Ebony and Ivory / Numbers One to a Trillion / Waterfowl / Little Things To Make You Smile / Weekly Theme Challenges / Color Me a Rainbow / Boredom Competitions on the 24/7 / / Works by Category Origami / Drawings,Paintings and Graphics Flowers, Trees and Plants / Water and Waterscapes / Scenery/Skyscapes / Light, Shadow, and Reflections / Still Life Living Creatures / Human Portrait Japanfluence / Canada / Europe / / / More Sample Origami Fly / / / Born from the Hand / Born from Fingers / / / Born from the Pinky / / / / 3cm Family Swim / / / Arctic Playground / / / / Sailing Along The Lifeline / / / Life is a Journey / / / / Born from the Cell / / / Origami Surgery / / / / Surprise! / / / Love Birds / / / Hummingbird / / / / ‘Serenity’, the Firefly spacecraft (My own design) / / / The Search for Water / / / Nessie’s Lair / / / / Origummy / / / Red String of Fate / / / / Bloomed from Fingers / / / The Blooming, the Withering, and the Everlasting / / / Spring Beginnings / / / Little White Peacock in a Field of Color / / / Thumbelina’s Flower / / / Lily / / / / Remembrance / / / Every Little Peace / / / Penguin in a Snowstorm / / / Monkey Mischief / / / / Monkey Bars / / / Bigfoot meets BIG foot / / / Money Pond / / / / A Little Spell / / / A Little Thanksgiving / / / / Heartbeat / / / Tough Shell, Delicate Soul / / / / The Key to Peace / / / / Snow Flower / / / Snow Flower / / / Born from the Cell: Behind the Scenes / / / Glass Horse / / / Folded Cup (My own design) / / / Bubbly Planes / / / I Hope God Likes Chocolate / / / Guardian Angel / / / / Substitute for a silent mouth of sorrow / / / Silent Language of Flowers / / / Soul Taker / / / /
This will be the last origami piece I post before heading off to Rome; and I will unlikely be doing anymore while I’m in school. I’m not fooling around; I made these ducks before in the first version of “3cm Family Swim” as shown above; and remember I said I may redo that shot at some point? I’ll still keep the other one up though. In this coloured version I coloured the water and sky and placed a transparent ruler over the water. This one has one less duckling than the previous one (I laid off the little guy who wouldn’t raise his bum :P) Every duck was folded from trace paper; mommy duck was folded from a 15×15mm piece, the middle one was 6×6mm, and the little one at the back 5×5mm. This work has been featured in: / Art in Math / Colour Me a Rainbow / Young Enthusiasts / / / More sample origami:
Mama Duck & her little babies taking a break. WINNER of the Waterfowl Family challenge in the Waterfowl group / FEATURED in the group Family Unlimited
I just love this pic! The way the ducklings are huddled all around the mallard mom…almost as if they were looking for protection or guidence. Taken in the spring (May of 2008) on the grounds of the Henry Ford Estate. Dearborn, Michigan. / ____ Featured in the Following Groups: / Playful Photogenic Animals – Oct. 2009 / All Soft and Cuddlies / Urban Wildlife / Michigan Outdoors Wins in the following Groups & Challenges: / All Soft and Cuddlies – “Aquatic Soft & Cuddlie birds – Top 10 (#5) Nov. 2009 / Midwestern United States Photography – “Duck, Duck, Goose!” – Challenge Winner #1 – Oct. 2009 / Playful Photogenic Animals – “Showin Some Love” – #1 Challenge Winner – Oct. 2009 / Playful Photogenic Animals – “Birds” – Top 10 (#4) Oct. 2009 / Midwestern United States Photography – “Animals Found In The Midwestern United States” – Top 10 (#4) Oct. 2009 / Michigan Outdoors – “BIRDS OF MICHIGAN” – Top 10 (#3) Aug 2009 / The Woman Photographer 7 Submissions a week only please – “Baby Animals” – Top 10 (#3) July 2009 / Pet R Us – “Delightful Ducks” – Challenge Winner #1 – July 2009 / All Soft and Cuddlies Group – “All Soft And Cuddlies July Avatar Challenge” – Top 10 (#1) July Avatar 2009 / Urban Wildlife – “Birds” – Top 10 (#4) / The Eyes Have It – “Eyes of the Mother” – Top 10 (#5)
A cold morning with fog shrouding the pond.
Capture this in Ft.Myers, Fl. this is right down the street from my house. I was there as the sun came up and I was wanting to capture the steam from the cold air coming off the water ,when out of nowhere this duck appears. / Canon 5D mark ll / canon 400mm / ISO 200 / 1/200 f/11 /
I just love this pic…Can you imagine nine babies all at once! The way the ducklings are huddled all around the mallard mom…almost as if they were looking for protection or guidence…precious! Taken in the spring (May of 2008) on the grounds of the Henry Ford Estate. Dearborn, Michigan. Winner in the following Challenges: / Cards: Best of Your Best – Choose Your Occassion – 1st Place/July 2009
Mallard duck The mallard is a large and heavy looking duck. It has a long body and a long and broad bill. The male has a dark green head, a yellow bill, is mainly purple-brown on the breast and grey on the body. The female is mainly brown with an orange bill. It breeds in all parts of the UK in summer and winter, wherever there are suitable wetland habitats, although it is scarcer in upland areas. Mallards in the UK may be resident breeders or migrants – many of the birds that breed in Iceland and northern Europe spend the winter here. / Where to see them It is the commonest duck and most widespread so you have a chance of seeing it just about anywhere where there is suitable wetland habitat, even in urban areas. / When to see them All year round. / What they eat Seeds, acorns and berries, plants, insects and shellfish.
An American coot takes a running start on a pond in the marshland near Fern Ridge Lake in Lane County, Oregon. April 2009.
Mallard watches his offspring swim on Silver Lake, Rehoboth Beach – DE Kodak: P850 / Flash: Not Used / Focal Length: 72.0mm / Exposure Time: 0.003s (1/320) / Aperture: f/3.7 / ISO: 50 /
A female mallard skids to a water landing in the canoe canal in the Alton Baker area of Eugene, Oregon. June 2009.
The family is one of nature’s masterpieces. / -George Santayana This little duck family lives at Lake Estes and occasionally I am blessed to get a glimpse of them swimming along enjoying their day, staying close together, mama and babies….a family…..a masterpiece of nature.
Loon parent swimming with baby loon. Male and female loons look alike. THe male loon is a little larger than the female. Lake of the Woods, Ontario. Sony a300 with Minolta 500 f8 lens.
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