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Tuesday, 7 February 2012

Wood or Carolina Ducks (Slimbridge WWT)

This is for all my friends in north America. n.b. it was dark dingy day here again.

 Female, just preening under a reed.


46 comments:

Betty Manousos@ Cut and Dry said...

adore these!

stunning!

Gary said...

Grand close ups Bob!! Boom & Gary Of The Vermilon Rver, Canada.

Dan Gliubizzi said...

That is my favorite duck! I turned in right away! Nice shots

Joop Zand said...

Lovely ducks with very nice colors.....good shots Bob.

Crissi said...

Amazing Bob!!!!!!
good evening
Crissi

The Herald said...

No matter how dark and dingy the day is Bob, your pictures always brighten it up! ...[;o)

Alexandra said...

Very nice shots!

LG Alexandra

Warren Baker said...

Blimey, Bob, super large size photo's on the blog! Makes the ducks look superb :-)

Carmen Negoita said...

Brilliant photos, Bob. The ducks are so beautiful that I would not know which one to choose as favorite.

laurak@forestwalkart said...

so beautiful!! in the first two shots, she looks so perfect...i could almost think she might be a painted decoy!! BUT then she had an itch!!

terrific photos!! as always!

Giga said...

Przepiękne :-). Pozdrawiam

Fábio Martins said...

Beautiful ducks. Your photographic joob is amazing

Bearly Alyssa said...

Bob, these ducks are beautiful. Last fall I was able to participate in a banding session for Wood Ducks, and got an up close appreciation of their gorgeous plumage. Thank you for sharing!

Marty said...

with these eyes like fire, ducks
never freeze ! they are beautiful !

- Yvonaut - <br>Das sind Raphael und Yvonne said...

Great shots Bob! Beautiful work again!
Many greetings from Switzerland
Yvonne & Raphael

Shaun_ShutterBug said...

Nice close up's Bob, i havent see one of these birds before. Colours are spot on aswell.

Marc Heath said...

Thats a few great shots there Bob, great photography.

Yael said...

WOW - first runner in the duck beauty competition! :-)
Fabulous photos Bob!!!

Yael said...

P.S. Did you like the link of the geese?

Andrew Fulton said...

Lovely images Bob.

TexWisGirl said...

i do love these wonderful woodies! :)

Hilary said...

I love the wood ducks. We used to have one come around our pond every now and then. He paired up with a mallard. Beautiful shots, Bob.

eileeninmd said...

The Wood Ducks are one of my favorites. Beautiful duck and photos.

Hilda R.B said...

Beautiful duck!! Great job from you.
Have a nice week.

Nathanaëlle said...

Very beautiful photos ! Beautiful lord and lady ducks...
Nice evening Bob

Mary Howell Cromer said...

Thank you Bob and I must say, this is quite the gift for each of us, for these are fantastical!!!

Tim Rice said...

Great waterfowl photos!

黄清华 Wong Ching Wah said...

Have not seen these for a while !

Friend of HK said...

The colours are so beautiful! Nice captures!

KaHolly said...

Perfection! Your photos are all so beautiful. You should make a calendar or two!

Tammy said...

So lovely Bob!

Gillian Olson said...

These duck have unbelievable colouring don't they. Wonderful pictures.

Larry Ostby said...

Beautiful birds...

Jesús said...

Precioso el colorido y las formas del plumaje de este pato, buenas tomas de cerca.

Saludos.

Sweet said...

Oh they are beautiful!!!
Loved that red eye!! :))
Thanks Bob to show us every day all those amazing animals.
Greetings

Hellag said...

superb!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

Helma said...

Great as this ornamental duck Bob have captured.

Greetings, Helma

CameraCruise said...

Amazing shots of the beautiful ducks, love them!

Life Ramblings said...

gorgeous ducks, great close-ups.

ashok said...

adorable!

Bitch said...

You, dear Bob!!
Shooting the most spectacular birds!!!

ceesvg said...

Wonderful to see the ducks, and then briefly to Hawkind listen.

Gr Cees

Ruby said...

The first bird is gorgeous!!!

Maria Emilia Moreira said...

Que pato espantosamente bonito. Gosto das cores e formas da cabeça.
As fotos são uma testemunha fiel de tanta beleza.

Chris said...

These portraits of this magnificent ducks are fantastic Bob. I love them and I would love to see this duck!

Dave said...

The most beautiful duck of all...and well captured Bob!