Kylie Greenan Photography
What the... duck?
Posted by Kylie Greenan (Hunters Hill, Australia) on 10 September 2008 in Animal & Insect.
Some local friends gathered for a waterside chat.
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Steve Rice from Olympia, United States
And quite a chat I'm sure they had. What are those two blue and black chicken looking critters?
10 Sep 2008 5:18am
@Steve Rice: Hahha, wierd aren't they, they are some sort of waterfowl, they look like chooks! LOL Thanks for your comments Steve!
@Karthik: Thanks Karthik :o)
dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States
WTF? ;) i thought you would participate in today's theme! no? of course i certainly LOVE this photo and the very cheeky title! :D of course i too was supposed to participate but thought i had another day not realizing that it was today! oh well -- i needed to finish off my story anyways! a charming shot here Kylie -- truly! those large black and white ducks are quite exotic looking, handsome pair indeed! just marvelous!
10 Sep 2008 6:29am
@dj.tigersprout: I know I know I am totally slack... my feet in blue - should be my face in red :o), I did think about it but wasn't organised enough, you know how it is, I will TRY for the roll of scotch ... hahhaa! Already thinking about it! Thanks for your great comments DJ, funny looking lot aren't they! I appreciate you stopping by, have a great sleep :o)
Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand
Hay ...I didn't know you had Pukeko in Australia???!!!!!!!!! I LOVE Pukeko they are my fave bird (well swamp hen actually) cos they are soooo funny lol. Pukeko and Duck conference....coolio! They look so busy with whatever they quack about. great shot Kyles:-)
10 Sep 2008 7:28am
@Linerberry: OMG, is that what they are called, I have looked everywhere to try and find out what this chook like bird is called, they are incredibly funny aren't they, these ones are so tame, you could sit right down next to it, it would possibly eat out of your hand as well I imagine. Thanks for letting me know what it is Liners!
@Cia: Thanks Cia! :o)
Rui from Leiria, Portugal
LOL Very nice this one. I guess they had a very animated duck-talking.
As DJ, I really thought that you'd participate in Isao's challenge... well, me neither. :( I didn't have time to do it. Weekends are too short...
Cheers
10 Sep 2008 9:45am
@Rui: Thanks Rui, I was going to participate in the challenge but didn't get my act together in time, will try for the roll of scotch on the 30th... will you be joining in? :o) thanks for your lovely words and encouragement!
Veronelle from Lens, France
merci pour les canards, ils sont toujours aussi droles ! :-))
10 Sep 2008 10:02am
@Veronelle: Merci Veronelle!
Veronelle from Lens, France
merci pour les canards, ils sont toujours aussi droles ! :-))
10 Sep 2008 10:03am
Marie-Hélène Ammor from Casablanca/Paris, Morocco
I like very much these games of shadows and lights with ducks of all the colors and everywhere on this soft green!!
10 Sep 2008 10:05am
@Marie-Hélène Ammor: Thanks Marie, appreciate your time commenting here!
kylie from Shanghai, China
haha, I like how the 2 at the front seem to be "goose stepping"....
10 Sep 2008 10:38am
@kylie: ha, I see what you mean, what a classic! thanks for your comments K!
@roentarre: thank James, yes quite a mix, and they were just like this wandering around, I didn't even have to entice them with food. Thanks for your comments and visiting my page. I loved spending time checking out your images today, you are very talented indeed!
@Lorraine: Many thanks Lorraine, appreciate your comments very much.
@Kenton: hahha, many thanks Kenton, it just look odd all these feathered friends together! thanks for your comments!
Jeff from Pembroke Dock, United Kingdom
Be kind to your web footed friends, for a duck may'be somebodys mother.I love Ducks.
10 Sep 2008 8:06pm
@Jeff: I so agree with you Jeff, I have a love of ducks too, they are great birds. I had one recently that used to sit solo on the roof of my house and call his mate, I hear they mate for life??? she was nowhere to be found and he would just sit there and call and call and call, used to break my heart, then one day I noticed him and another the yard, just rummaging around, with my two very docile ragdoll cats watching on at their contentment, he had found his mate! (I think my cats like ducks too, they like watching them and have never killed a bird in their lives!), so yes I will always be kind to the ducks. Thank you for your lovely words and stopping by!
jamesy from christchurch, New Zealand
Fantastic gathering of the two legged kind how lucky you were to see so many different types together. Just thinking about liners comment about the pukeko I too was amazed to see them in Australia I thought they were native to NZ I have never been able to get this close to photgraph one thou well done
10 Sep 2008 9:02pm
@jamesy: Wow, I didn't know this about these funny little water hens, I have had trouble finding out what they are, they are quite tame here in Richmond, and incredibly funny! Haven't seen them anywhere else, they are a long way from home! Thanks for your comments Deb!
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
Looks like a real conference, probably about the people that come to feed them :)
10 Sep 2008 11:15pm
@Observing: Hahha, probably Mike, thanks for stopping by and commenting!
@David (12 years old): Thank you David, appreciate you stopping by and commenting very much!
Melissa W. from Warsaw, Indiana, United States
Great capture! I've never seen these types of ducks before. I especially like the "chicken" looking ones with the blue chest and red on it's head.
11 Sep 2008 10:48am
Canon EOS 40D
1/500 second
F/5.6
ISO 200
53 mm