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31-May-2026

A change of pace

It’s usually the male mallards I see taking a bath, but in this case, it was a female splashing it up. We really need to get down to Constitution Gardens again but haven’t been able to due to extremely hot and humid weather as well as all the trouble due to so-called “vandalism” at the nearby Reflecting Pool and now actual vandalism at the World War II memorial, located right next to this lake.

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Pierre19-Aug-2026 17:23
Une formidable photo avec un superbe rendu de l'eau qui éclabousse. V
Carl Carbone17-Aug-2026 01:49
Staying cool and blissfully ignorant of vandalism, whether real ... or imagined!
Julie Oldfield16-Aug-2026 20:59
Great timing to catch her mid splash. V
marie-jose wolff16-Aug-2026 13:56
That duck shaking itself off in the water is really amusing. V
Jeff Real16-Aug-2026 13:09
I really love the action here!
It is kind of like a "brush off"\!
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pkocinski16-Aug-2026 11:38
As Bobby Darin would sing "Splish, Splash I Was Taking A Bath..."
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal16-Aug-2026 06:45
Beautiful sharp well presented action shot. V
laine16-Aug-2026 02:07
Having a lovely time, come on in the water's fine :) V
Dennis Hoyne16-Aug-2026 00:58
a great catch, nice shot!
Don15-Aug-2026 22:45
Vandals: you politely neglected to mention the one in the White House.
Denise J T Lee15-Aug-2026 18:54
A timely capture of the scene of all the water drops and ripples surrounding the mallard who created them. ~VVVVV++~
Nestor Derkach15-Aug-2026 18:12
Excellent long reach presentation nice composition love the frozen water in the air that the duck created.
Nice soft rippled reflection nice resolution.
The vandalism at the World War II memorial is a very sad event.
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janescottcumming15-Aug-2026 14:54
A good shake of from mama mallard. Interesting to see the water and reflections on the near side be so different than the water on the far side. V
Gerard KOEHL15-Aug-2026 14:12
Superbe capture et très bon timing... V
joseantonio15-Aug-2026 13:07
not nice to hear about "vandalism."..V