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26-08-08, 08:48 PM
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How do you make a duck sing ?

........microwave it till it's Bill Withers

Sorry, couldn't resist that one.

Anyway - I was taking some pictures at the fishery on Monday when a gang of ducks came up to me.

I'll post the duck pictures at some point but this wee blighter came right up to me....




I managed a few before this one. He's a bit close here to focus on as a split second later he attacked my camera You can tell he's about to 'strike' from the expression.

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26-08-08, 09:00 PM
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Re: How do you make a duck sing ?

Excellent Phil! Cheeky little thing, did he get the camera

They are very good shots, would you of sat there if it had been a swan though? Love the detail in his beak and eye.


     
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26-08-08, 09:03 PM
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Re: How do you make a duck sing ?

You quack me up

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26-08-08, 09:27 PM
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Re: How do you make a duck sing ?

Great photos

When I saw the title I thought "grab him by his quackers"
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26-08-08, 09:33 PM
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Re: How do you make a duck sing ?

Love these shots. Really captured his cheeky character. He's not called 'Donald' by any chance? Attacking the camera and all, you know.
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26-08-08, 09:52 PM
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Re: How do you make a duck sing ?

They are fantastic, well done for having the camera at the ready, good excuse to think about a new lens now that one has been beaked.
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26-08-08, 10:11 PM
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Re: How do you make a duck sing ?

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Excellent Phil! Cheeky little thing, did he get the camera

They are very good shots, would you of sat there if it had been a swan though? Love the detail in his beak and eye.
Funny you should say that about the swans. It was at the same place last year that the swans attacked me. I was more careful with the swans this time although they didn't take kindly to me crossing over to their island.

I just didn't expect it from the ducks. I actually had to push them away with my boot.
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26-08-08, 11:29 PM
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Re: How do you make a duck sing ?

Great shots Phil! nice colour!
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27-08-08, 09:18 AM
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Excellent captures Phil.

The second one is awesome!


     
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