Shovelers, that is. These are from a few days before the recent snow and murk settled over Boulder, in better-than-average sunset light for around here. Mrs. Northern Shoveler; Mr. N. Shoveler was there but not being cooperative. The whole thing was made more interesting by a moderate-by-Boulder-standards gale that was blowing the ducks around, and me too.
Mark
Ruffled feathers in a very gusty wind.
Posing on the ice
Blowing sideways on ice, toward a not-very-graceful end that I won't show
Beautiful light and color in this blue collar set Mark... your caption makes #3 hilarious.
Here's hoping you get more days with light like this soon.
Well done.
Kirk
Dec 30, 2012 at 10:41 PM
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KirkB wrote:
Beautiful light and color in this blue collar set Mark... your caption makes #3 hilarious.
Here's hoping you get more days with light like this soon.
Well done.
Kirk
Thanks, Kirk -- looking out my window it's pretty gloomy at the moment but I'm staying optimistic.
David Leask wrote:
Nice set Mark, #3 is funny
David
Thanks, David -- I tried not to laugh, so that with luck the ducks will not laugh at me when I end up doing the same thing! (At least not so loud that I can hear them.)
KCollett wrote:
Good work Mark. These ducks have a lot more cold tolerance than I do! If I were them, I'd continue a bit further south.
Ken, they are tough cookies -- the unfrozen water keeps getting smaller and smaller and they still stick with it.
Tim Kuhn wrote:
I like the last one the best Mark I hear you on the gloom, after that any sun is excuse to get out there!!
Tim
Thanks for looking, Tim. I wish I had done something worthwhile with Mr., he was looking good but too long range. When the sun comes back, which usually does happen here, I'll visit them again.
I hear you on the gloom, after that any sun is excuse to get out there!!