Some of you may know how much I love ducks. They always seem to be smiling don’t they?
Fortunately, we have a pond practically right out our back door and we love hearing the gentle little “quacks” when they’re out and about. Maybe it’s my imagination but was this mother checking me out? I hoped to see her ducklings but alas, no luck.
I clicked and smiled back. 😀
Laura Macky Photography 
May 23, 2014 at 5:04 pm
Cute
May 23, 2014 at 5:04 pm
thank you 🙂 *quack*
May 23, 2014 at 5:06 pm
quack quack!
May 23, 2014 at 5:15 pm
hehehe
May 23, 2014 at 5:06 pm
Hey Laura … quack quack. I too love ducks, although we don’t have any at Frog Pond Farm. Am thinking about getting a peacook though. 🙂
May 23, 2014 at 5:16 pm
LOL…oh sure, go ahead and one-up me with a peacock! 😛
May 23, 2014 at 5:28 pm
Ha ha ha, you are funny! LOL ..
May 23, 2014 at 5:31 pm
who me????? 🙂
May 23, 2014 at 5:52 pm
She is checking you out for sure! they are very alert when they have babies. What a beauty of a picture, with the water all green from the reflected color of the trees.
May 23, 2014 at 5:56 pm
I had a feeling she was eying me wondering how close I’d get. Fortunately I had my zoom lens on. Thank you!
May 23, 2014 at 6:36 pm
I had a friend once (hard to believe, yes I know–hahaha) who had a pet duck who lived in his house with him and his parents. (They lived in Dallas). I was twelve or thirteen. Anyhow I thought it odd to have a duck as a pet. And this coming from a kid who would end up with a pet raccoon, a pet cougar, pet octopus, pet nurse shark, pet moray eel, pet jumping spiders, ant farms, et cetera.
Cheers,
Lance
May 23, 2014 at 6:51 pm
How funny a pet duck. But my jaw is busy dropping at pet cougar?????? And pet octopus????? Now I see why you laugh at having a friend lol…:P
May 23, 2014 at 6:59 pm
You may have read this one about Charley The Cougar, but if not, here is a link:
http://texantales.com/2014/03/22/charley-the-cougar/
Cheers!
May 23, 2014 at 7:05 pm
How weird….it appears I liked it but I don’t remember it at all. Pi would’ve remembered a story like that. OMG! That’s an amazing story. What happened to Charley? Or should I say everyone else, lol. Your cat word references cracked me up. Oops…they quacked me up hahahaha
May 23, 2014 at 7:10 pm
Charley ended up in The Lake Charles Zoo, and bad things happened to some of the other people. When you have some time please take a look at the “Lance, You Lie” stories… You just might be shocked.
😉
Cheers.
May 23, 2014 at 7:19 pm
Where are they? I keep scrolling lol
May 23, 2014 at 7:22 pm
Here is Chapter One:
http://wp.me/p2Yfgl-sS
Links at the bottom for Chapters 2,3, 4, 5, and so on.
lots to read….
Hehhehe
May 23, 2014 at 7:26 pm
I’ve started chapter one and I’m cracking up because I’m Greek! 50% anyway lol. Ok continuing to read….
May 23, 2014 at 7:29 pm
It’s realllllyyyy long.
I really do appreciate your time.
Let me know what you think.
*smile*
May 23, 2014 at 7:55 pm
I posted on your blog on the last chapter 🙂
May 23, 2014 at 6:48 pm
I like ducks too! There have been a lot of them at the forest preserves I’ve been hanging out at.
May 23, 2014 at 6:52 pm
Cool! They are cute ones 🙂
May 23, 2014 at 8:34 pm
cute duck
May 23, 2014 at 8:41 pm
I’m sure she’d appreciate the comment. Thank you 🙂
May 23, 2014 at 9:02 pm
Duck Dodger in the 21st Century!
May 24, 2014 at 7:43 am
haha that’s so cute!
May 23, 2014 at 10:11 pm
I was told once that I look like a duck, calm and serene but underneath the water I furiously working. I love the contrasted colours in the water that draw your focus to the duck.
May 24, 2014 at 7:47 am
Really! That’s a wonderful analogy. Thank you for your comments. 🙂
May 23, 2014 at 10:20 pm
Yes I reckon she’s checking you out to see if it is safe to bring the little ones out at a later stage… Love the photo and look forward to the ducklings to come…
May 24, 2014 at 7:47 am
🙂 One can hope!
May 23, 2014 at 10:22 pm
I think she was, and I love how you captured the ripples in the water.
May 24, 2014 at 7:47 am
Thank you 🙂
May 24, 2014 at 1:10 am
Beautifully captured!! And love the pun too.. lol
ML
x
May 24, 2014 at 7:48 am
hehe I was just winging it 😛 Thank you!
May 24, 2014 at 4:52 am
She’s giving you some side-eye!
May 24, 2014 at 7:49 am
haha
May 24, 2014 at 5:12 am
I’m waiting for the ducks to come back to the river beside my office building. Then the ducklings…
Very nice and peaceful shot.
May 24, 2014 at 7:50 am
Ohhh I hope you get a shot of them! The ducklings here are actually not ducklings anymore I just noticed this morning. Thank you for the compliment…it really was very peaceful.
May 24, 2014 at 5:22 am
You can be sure the little ones are hidden under her wings. Mothers are ever vigilant and protective.
May 24, 2014 at 7:50 am
Yes they are! Thank you Beth.
May 24, 2014 at 8:20 am
reading all the comments here I do prefer to see duckies in the back yard pond as opposed to cougars or sharks. However I have been known to be quite fond of mythical beasties in the deep forest and coves.
May 24, 2014 at 8:34 am
lol! Me too!
May 24, 2014 at 4:14 pm
Um, Laura, did you take her any snacks? Look a bit like a “I’m starving here, where’s the bread?” look, to me.
May 24, 2014 at 4:20 pm
Hahaha…I was fresh out.
May 24, 2014 at 4:46 pm
Maybe she was a little wary of Greeks (not) bearing gifts?
😀
May 24, 2014 at 4:52 pm
Bahaha!!! Too funny. 😀
May 27, 2014 at 2:27 pm
Quark Quark! 🙂
May 27, 2014 at 2:29 pm
haha