Female Mallard and Swan

Just a couple taken on Friday on the Grand Union Canal

wow. this just brough back some memories. Used to swim in that canal when I was a kid.

Really like the mallard shot.

The duck is my favorite too!

Thanks Not as clean as it probably once was Skyline, although you could say that about any canal really.
The Swan was a little difficult to get right, without it looking washed out. Probably the best i could do making a few tweaks in PS E6.
These were taken up at Cassiobury Park in Watford, the plan was to grab a few shots of birds in their natural habitat, but there was a distinct lack of birds around, lots of Crows, Mallards, couple of swans and a few Moorhens are all that i managed to clap eyes on. Hopefully i`ll have better luck in the future

Thanks Eileen

I like the duck too !! lovely shot, I like the reflection

neither for me ....should of kept the whole reflection on both

Wasnt going for reflection on these two Cakey :P . With the water being fairly clear as well from close up i would of not got a clean reflection anyway, the mallard foot would of always been in shot.....And the swan is too close up to get all of its reflection in, but i will bear it in mind for the future

Really nice shots, especially like the ripples in front of the Swan.

Thanks Ken, the ripples in the water was one reason i liked this one of the swan too