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09-FEB-2013 Hank v/d Velde

20130209 011 Mallards.jpg

My Backyard, well almost.

"MAKING TRACKS"
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Several Mallards had been waiting at the top of the hill behind our house,for some time. They were waiting for the coast to clear so that they might waddle down to feed below my feeders where I usually throw some food for them. These two ducks almost made it down, but alas, there came another Dog and its master. So back up they went, plowing through the deep fresh snow.

Nikon D800 ,AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II
1/5000s f/6.3 at 120.0mm iso500 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
Carol Rollins17-Mar-2013 04:03
Oh, sad story. I hope they get a chance to get some of that food soon.
Great shot, Hank!
Guest 16-Mar-2013 12:09
From their tracks it looks like a tryst to me. Nicely done Hank. V
Stephanie16-Mar-2013 11:46
Wow! I can't get over the deep tracks they're making in the snow! Great story Hank! :)
Fong Lam16-Mar-2013 05:14
Great find and beautifully captured, Hank....V
joseantonio16-Mar-2013 05:07
Very nice composition with those tracks....
s_barbour16-Mar-2013 04:09
Poor things, they are working hard just to get a little scratch!
Tom Munson16-Mar-2013 03:34
Great shot, Hank! Those tracks are cool!
Jean D16-Mar-2013 02:37
Excellent capture of this unusual scene, Hank..
larose forest photos16-Mar-2013 02:13
That is amazing. Plucky ducks, wading through all that snow! A very lovely image.
Guest 16-Mar-2013 00:53
Impressive tracks & nice text!
Martin Wenzel16-Mar-2013 00:34
Great shot, hank!
Jan Luit16-Mar-2013 00:04
Great behavior image.
They made some great tracks :)
Sam Rua15-Mar-2013 23:57
Cool find and capture, Hank. Neat to see the ripples in their paths as the waddle through the snow.
Ghislaine et Réal Boulet15-Mar-2013 23:51
Very nice picture.
jychamberland15-Mar-2013 23:23
lovely scene Hank!
Coleen Perilloux Landry15-Mar-2013 22:57
I love the paths that they made.
Carl H. Johnson15-Mar-2013 22:51
Neat capture Hank!!!
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