Hi, I'm Andrea, and I'm interested in creatures and plants both wild and tamed, and people of all sorts. I only use a compact digital camera ,as I love being able to get it into a back pocket, and not have to cart heavy kit about. I carry a Panasonic Lumix TZ series, binoculars and a hand lens almost everywhere.Most of my outings are with the dogs so I only use point and shoot.
I am getting the hang of Photoshop, thanks to some very kind folk on RR!
I have a wildlife garden in Bournemouth, Dorset, in the UK, and spend a lot of time there . I retired from teaching art to teenagers a while ago.
I'm now getting some good results with my digi compacts; it took me a while to make the switch from my old film camera, an 1960 ish Pentax Spotmatic, but the mistakes are much cheaper!
I have 4 lodgers, 3 dogs and a parrot who, as at 2017, I have had 40 years.
I has so far had 19 dogs, mostly rescues.
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Comments (9)
Kordouane
Excellent capture !!
T.Rex
Nice photo of a peaceful couple. But, mass rape (that's nature for you. Survival of the fittest, and eat the ducklings if there are too many, particularly males). Mallards/ducks can be very fierce. In the pond I passed on my way to work I noticed the other birds backed away if a "quacker" approached. And feeding them if the pond was frozen - MY, what a melee! And they DO step on your blue suede shoes, like it or not! And bite your fingers in their enthusiasm to get that piece of bread you're about to profer the next one! But, fun to watch, and feed. Keep up the good work! :-)
Faemike55
that's new to me about their 'mating' habits - great capture
Glendaw
Very beautiufl photos and thanks for the mating information.
helanker
Gorgeous little Mallards.
jendellas
Mr. Drake looks as though he is cold. Lovely pic.
wysiwig
A handsome couple. I was going to say their marriage was just ducky but after the information about rape and the fact that she seems to be ignoring him I'll just call them Donald and Melania.
crender
Wonderful !
X-PaX
Wonderful capture Andrea.