Friday, January 16, 2009

Corny Ducks!

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I talked my husband into going back to feed the ducks. We took some corn with us to feed them.


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Quack! Quack!


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So I snapped some close ups, while Dennis snapped some with the fisheye. He said I could share some of them with you.


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I think they like the corn!


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This guy was not shy at all!


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Neither was this gal.


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Sure hope we have enough feed.


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And here's me feeding the ducks.




Camera Critters

We'll be on the road today, on our way to Missouri, so I may be slow making the rounds.

39 comments:

  1. These shots are hilarious!!!
    Thanks for making me laugh :D!

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  2. These are fantastic, Lisa! That first one, the colors - magnificent! You must have called in every mallard within a 50 mile radius. Very special set.

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  3. What a sweet thing to do! Fun shots...

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  4. WOWSERS!!!! THOSE ARE SOME FABULOUS SHOTS!!!! Love them all!!!

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  5. I don't think I've ever seen that many ducks in one place... and I've seen a LOT of ducks in one place. :)

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  6. I love all your photos. How amazing they look on the ice in great numbers.

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  7. Those close-ups are amazing! Beautiful critters :)

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  8. Awesome close shots! How they cooperate with you!

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  9. Holy Cow, don't you have a fan club. Do they show up everyday? That is a lot of Mallards.

    I love the close ups. I guess they will let you do anything for food won't they? LOL

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  10. Great pictures! They are so brightly colored...and beautiful!

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  11. GORGEOUS ducks! I love mallards. And look how many! Very cool photos. I love it.

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  12. The ducks are beautiful, and really happy you took the time to feed them on a cold day! :-)

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  13. these photos are so funny!! i love it!! great job!

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  14. That's a LOT of ducks! I love the fish-eye pics. The colors on the males are so vibrant - absolutely gorgeous.
    Safe travel for ya'll!

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  15. Wow, those are great shots of the ducks. There sure are a lot of them there. You've given me an idea for some pictures.

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  16. What fantastic shots you got there. Now that is a lot of ducks in a circle, never really thought about feeding them corn before, good idea

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  17. I loved all of these! That's a lot of ducks. I hope you did have enough feed.

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  18. Oh my these are such fun photos ... and there are SO MANY DUCKS!!! Methinks finding food much be challenging in those snowy conditions ;--)
    Hugs and blessings,

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  19. oh boy did they like your food. Our local park won't let us feed them

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  20. Oh! Those ducks are so exquisite! Just gorgeous. Looks pretty chilly over there .... I'm glad they had a good feed :-)

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  21. These are amazing. That not-shy guy is quite the dude. These guys are beautiful--and social.

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  22. Absolutely beautiful pictures. I love feeding the ducks. We used to do this all the time. Have a fun trip!

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  23. Holy hanna for ducks!!! And how nice they wanted food..animals are really so smart!!!
    gray duck,green duck.....

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  24. ps..I have been wondering about those outhouse races...are they coming soon????

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  25. Well, you look way different than I thought you would...bwahahahhhhaaaa...I quack me up. Those ducks have amazing colour and are amazingly opportunistic. Great photos.

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  26. Wow! So many ducks. And they're so colourful! :)

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  27. Absolutely stupendous photos!!! I love the uber close-up of the purple feathers.

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  28. Okay, you're not helping with my fear of ducks.

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  29. I don't think I've ever seen than many ducks in one place. EXCELLENT photos! Have fun in MO!!!

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  30. wow! the best pictures, gorgeous lots of ducks and so colorful, love them so much..

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  31. Were you using a fisheye for all of these or are those just really well fed ducks??

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  32. Wow those are great! I love the effect with the fish eye lens! And that first picture shows how beautiful the colours really are!

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  33. love those colorful, friendly ducks.. especially the first five photos... and it must be wonderful feeding them... and with the frozen river/pond (food is scarce), for sure, they are thankful for the corns...

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