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When I printed this photo out, I had to look twice to see which side was up and which was down because the reflections in the water came out so perfectly. I wasn't aiming for that, but I was thrilled just the same.
This is the Cinnamon Teal duck (the brightly colored male) that rose into the sky and tried to break up a pair by attempting to land between them in a crash dive. When that failed, he did locate another female that may have been impressed by his actions (or was that desperation?) and swam out to meet him. As you can see, she is no ugly duckling herself.
This couple was fun to watch because once this particular male found himself a mate, his entire body quivered with joy, his eyes sparkled, and his call was one of joy. Their call sounds like "chuck chuck" and it is soft. However, for this fellow, soft isn't the word I'd use.
His mate seemed just as pleased as they promenaded around the lake. I noticed nearly all the new couples did that and was reminded of a Prom king/queen, not to mention a parade of happy ducks. In fact, I nearly titled this 'just ducky' but ended up liking reflections of love much better. |
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You keep on getting better and better...wow...nice image...where in the heck did you see these two lovely s...being able to walk is a big help I Know! If I could just walk a bit further maybe you could share some of your secret locations:-)
Bob
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(17728) - [2008-05-13 12:22]
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Hi kathy. i see what you meen about the reflections. You hace good colours and detail in the pair. You have captured movement in the picture as the duck swim. well done TFS
Nick,.
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- Adanac
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Hello Kathy,
Great image and fun notes, this species is very distinctive and colorful. Your image and its' reflections shows it off superbly. Thanks for sharing Kathy.
Rick
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(1329) - [2008-05-13 22:49]
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Hi Kathy , I really like the different colors reflecting off the water , and the nice view of these ducks , your notes are really great too.
regards
Art
Kathy,
You are absolutely right re: PERFECT REFLECTION.
This is, INDEED, an outstanding piece of work.
P.E.R.F.E.C.T.
That's why I'm going to place this your image back into this page as a W/S for the whole world to note how GREAT AN IMAGE THIS TRUELY IS.
Greetings from Calgary from Mario.
Great reflection! You told me about this one so I had to check it out! ;)
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