I often see this pair in the same spot on the lake. They don’t swim with the other ducks so they tend to stand out. They resemble mallards in shape and size but not in colouring so I assume they must be hybrid ducks. These photos were taken on an overcast day and I liked the way the water formed interesting patterns as the ducks swam towards me. The solitary duck looked like a good subject for a black and white treatment. I used Lumenzia in Photoshop to create the effect.
November 8, 2016 at 6:56 am
Such beautiful darlings ♥
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November 8, 2016 at 8:28 am
Thank you.
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November 7, 2016 at 8:18 pm
Wonderful reflections and I love the way the water ripples ahead of the bird.
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November 7, 2016 at 9:10 pm
Thank you!
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November 7, 2016 at 6:00 pm
I was about to say Black Duck, someone beat me to it 😀 The black and white shot is very nice. It’s hard to use B&W with birds, nice job.
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November 7, 2016 at 8:27 pm
Thanks very much!
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November 7, 2016 at 2:00 pm
Beautiful ducks and water ripples! 🙂 My wife and i need to go to the river in Momence (locally) where there are many ducks that we feed!
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November 7, 2016 at 3:59 pm
Thank you. I like most birds, but I do have a soft spot for ducks, they’re so animated!
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November 7, 2016 at 1:39 pm
Wonderful, Belinda! I really like the B&W!
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November 7, 2016 at 3:57 pm
Thanks very much!
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November 7, 2016 at 10:40 am
Really like your black and white.
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November 7, 2016 at 11:59 am
Thank you.
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November 7, 2016 at 9:37 am
These could be black ducks (anas rubripes or rubribes). They have a grayish white colour under the wings and the speculum is purple instead of blue like on the mallard. The drake black ducks have yellow bills and the hens have darker bills. They would be off on their own, so all your observations point to a black duck ID. Their numbers are down and mallards are starting to interbreed with them. These are bits I’ve learned from looking up what these might be. If you’re in eastern Canada or US, you’d be in their territory.
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November 7, 2016 at 10:32 am
Thank you for the info Anneli, we’re certainly in the right part of Canada. I thought perhaps they were a mixture of the two.
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November 7, 2016 at 12:41 pm
They might even be that, as they are interbreeding at times (according to the experts).
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November 7, 2016 at 7:35 am
I really like your black and white effect.
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November 7, 2016 at 8:55 am
Thank you.
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