adopted Tufted

racketman · 14th of June 2006 (Wed)

this trio have been in and around the pond at work for at least 6 weeks. The Tufted follows the Mallards everywhere and imitates all the female's moves. I can only imagine he was orphaned and adopted by this couple (the male looks fed up - when we gonna have chicks of our own?).
crop taken from a 60EFS image.

dazzlebea · 14th of June 2006 (Wed)

Oh-oh, poor thing is going to grow up all confused

but "mom" doesn't seem mind, she looks very proud! Very sharp pic.

Anthony J Howe · 15th of June 2006 (Thu)

So the Tufted duck thinks he is a Mallard, wonderful, hope he doesn't think that he is the ugly duckling.

Good shots.

Sindri Skulason · 15th of June 2006 (Thu)

Love the story and the picture that goes with it.

Sp00ks · 15th of June 2006 (Thu)

This isn't one of those "the milk man did it" stories is it? Good shot.

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racketman Cream of the Crop Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Richmond Surrey Posts: 18,462 IMAGE EDITING OK	adopted Tufted this trio have been in and around the pond at work for at least 6 weeks. The Tufted follows the Mallards everywhere and imitates all the female's moves. I can only imagine he was orphaned and adopted by this couple (the male looks fed up - when we gonna have chicks of our own?). crop taken from a 60EFS image. __________________ Toby Flickr collections Gear

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dazzlebea Cream of the Crop Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: SoCal Posts: 5,327 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: adopted Tufted Oh-oh, poor thing is going to grow up all confused but "mom" doesn't seem mind, she looks very proud! Very sharp pic. __________________ Zenfolio Gallery Gear List

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Anthony J Howe Cream of the Crop Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Rhos-on-sea UK Posts: 6,935 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: adopted Tufted So the Tufted duck thinks he is a Mallard, wonderful, hope he doesn't think that he is the ugly duckling. Good shots. __________________ Canon 5D + Canon 20D + Canon EOS 300 85mm EF 1:1.8, 24-105 L usm, EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS USM, Canon 50 mm F1.4 usm Sigma 70-200mm f1.2

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Sindri Skulason Cream of the Crop Join Date: May 2005 Location: Iceland Posts: 10,390	Re: adopted Tufted Love the story and the picture that goes with it. __________________ Best regards Sindri

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Sp00ks Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 1,654 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: adopted Tufted This isn't one of those "the milk man did it" stories is it? Good shot. __________________ http://www.shutterup.net

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