Out in the Pond by Tom LeRoy

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24-May-2016	T.A.LeRoy

Out in the Pond

Park across the Street

This Mother Mallard had her nest in our neighbor's small pond with eight eggs.
After coming back from our trip we found out that only one of the ducklings
had survived. However, it is growing well and is swimming with Mom across the street at a small lake.

Nikon D700 , Nikkor 300mm f/4E PF ED VR
1/400s f/4.0 at 300.0mm iso200 hide exif

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Date/Time	24-May-2016 15:26:02
Make	Nikon
Model	NIKON D700
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	300 mm
Exposure Time	1/400 sec
Aperture	f/4
ISO Equivalent	200
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Stephanie		01-Jun-2016 11:07
Such a sweet mother & child scene! V

Irene Wehrli		01-Jun-2016 10:51
So adorable, Tom! Irene

marie-jose wolff		01-Jun-2016 08:18
very cute image! V

Alexander Kazakov		01-Jun-2016 08:13
Lovely scene! V

Shmuel Halevi		01-Jun-2016 08:11
Very cute & nice reflection.

fdt		01-Jun-2016 05:52
Nice one.

Dennis Hoyne		01-Jun-2016 04:09
A lovely shot of the Mallard mother, and the surviving duckling. I wonder what happened to the others. Any cats loose in the area? V.

Gill Kopy		01-Jun-2016 03:18
Such lovely colours and reflections ! V

barbarajoy		31-May-2016 22:08
Thank goodness mother has one baby! I also wonder what happened to the other eggs... Lovely shot Tom! V

Hank Vander Velde		31-May-2016 21:18
A well captured reflection image Tom.

globalgadabout		31-May-2016 20:37
the little ones are so vulnerable...fine capture..

Ken Chambers ARPS		31-May-2016 20:29
I can see that Mom is quacking orders to the little one following in her wake !

Johnny JAG		31-May-2016 20:18
Superb catch

Tom Munson		31-May-2016 16:22
Beautiful image, Tom.

Nirvan Hope		31-May-2016 15:04
It's a tough world out there for ducklings. This one's a survivor. Love the reflections.

Walter Otto Koenig		31-May-2016 14:41
Wonderful clarity. I like the depth of field and lighting. "V"

Patrick Goossens		31-May-2016 14:07
This is so often the case in Nature. The strong survive.

Neil Marcus		31-May-2016 13:01
This is a prize winner of a duck picture. Mom looks proud. this should be featured in a nature magazine. Big Vote, Tom

Jim Coffman		31-May-2016 12:37
A wonderful capture of this outing!!

Graeme		31-May-2016 11:39
Oh dear what a shame to have lost the others, still at least one survived.V

Carl Carbone		31-May-2016 11:36
Beautiful capture. Sad to hear about the others. They really have a lot of threats to overcome.

Blandine Mangin		31-May-2016 11:17
very sweet ! v

Yvonne		31-May-2016 10:26
Wonderful colour and reflections Tom! v

peterjay45		31-May-2016 10:14
Lovely photo, Tom, sad about the loss of the others.

Pepe Lugash		31-May-2016 09:09
Won't stray too far! Touching family pic. BV

Gerard Koehl		31-May-2016 09:07
Splendide. V

chris morton		31-May-2016 08:25
charming

Ursula Miller		31-May-2016 07:57
Nice composition of this family outing. I like the reflections. V

Helen Betts		31-May-2016 07:52
Lovely reflections in this charming capture, but sad to hear only one duckling survived. V.

Torben Jorgensen		31-May-2016 07:11
Beautiful and cute image. V

joseantonio		31-May-2016 06:51
Nice image with those reflections. Sad that the family has been reduced,V

fotabug		31-May-2016 06:39
Playing follow the leader. :) I wonder what happened to the other ducklings?

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal		31-May-2016 06:36
Beautiful well presented image, nice reflections too. V

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