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Jun 13, 2012 11:52 |  #1

First, my thanks to Gary Fairhead for pointing me in the direction of this family.

1. Duckling on the rocks.

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2. In the swim.

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3. The big stretch. I've seen adults strike this exact pose before.

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4. Mom and 7 of the 8 remaining ducklings

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5. Mommy!!!! Here's the last duckling who struck out on his own but after a few minutes thought better of it.

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Jun 13, 2012 12:06 |  #2

Lovely set. I like the angle of the shots and the compositions.


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Jun 13, 2012 12:19 as a reply to  @ kristin6's post |  #3

Sweet series, ducklings are too cute!


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Jun 13, 2012 15:09 |  #4

Excellent series, Stephen; they sure are cuties.
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Jun 13, 2012 16:26 |  #5

Man, you nailed the IQ/clarity!! Very well done all around.


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Jun 13, 2012 16:39 |  #6

Excellent shots Stephen, these little guys are beyond cute.


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Jun 13, 2012 17:39 |  #7

Wow ,great series of shots Stephen,real beauties.


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Jun 13, 2012 18:00 |  #8

Fantastic set Stephen top notch work. The last one is a special shot Well done done!


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Jun 13, 2012 19:03 as a reply to  @ Oldjackssparrows's post |  #9

All great images, but my favorite is #3 Nice capture and superb detail.
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Jun 13, 2012 19:52 |  #10

Super shooting as usual Stephen. The family photo and the last are my favorites. Clarity, composition, color, detail...all excellent.


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Jun 13, 2012 20:02 as a reply to  @ Diamond Lil's post |  #11

Simply outstanding series, Stephen. You owe Gary a bottle of Johnny Walker Red!


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Jun 14, 2012 09:15 |  #12

Stephen, these are fantastic! Sooo well done. And of course the wee one(s) are adorable.


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Jun 14, 2012 11:51 |  #13

kristin6 wrote in post #14573663 (external link)
Lovely set. I like the angle of the shots and the compositions.

Thank you Kristin.

Flo wrote in post #14573718 (external link)
Sweet series, ducklings are too cute!

Flo thanks for commenting.

CDMOOSE wrote in post #14574468 (external link)
Excellent series, Stephen; they sure are cuties.
Al

Thanks Al.

ardeekay wrote in post #14574841 (external link)
Man, you nailed the IQ/clarity!! Very well done all around.

Rog thank you.

Shar824 wrote in post #14574902 (external link)
Excellent shots Stephen, these little guys are beyond cute.

Thank you Sharon.

andrewhuxman wrote in post #14575170 (external link)
Wow ,great series of shots Stephen,real beauties.

Anrew thanks for the kind words.

BGgraphy wrote in post #14575284 (external link)
Fantastic set Stephen top notch work. The last one is a special shot Well done done!

Thans BG.

icencold wrote in post #14575513 (external link)
All great images, but my favorite is #3 Nice capture and superb detail.
bw!

Thank you Kris.

Diamond Lil wrote in post #14575721 (external link)
Super shooting as usual Stephen. The family photo and the last are my favorites. Clarity, composition, color, detail...all excellent.

Lil thank you too.

Wallace River wrote in post #14575757 (external link)
Simply outstanding series, Stephen. You owe Gary a bottle of Johnny Walker Red!

Thanks Ian. Gary's a long time photo friend.

Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #14577881 (external link)
Stephen, these are fantastic! Sooo well done. And of course the wee one(s) are adorable.

Thank you Levina.


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Jun 14, 2012 13:15 |  #14

Great set here Stephen and glad you found them :-) The stretch and the crowded house images are my favourites here.

I was there today and there are now 7 which is pretty good considering a report of a similar family in Toronto where the original 11 chicks are down to 0 :-(


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Jun 14, 2012 20:20 |  #15

Gary Fairhead wrote in post #14579035 (external link)
Great set here Stephen and glad you found them :-) The stretch and the crowded house images are my favourites here.

I was there today and there are now 7 which is pretty good considering a report of a similar family in Toronto where the original 11 chicks are down to 0 :-(

Thanks Gary and an especially big thank you for letting me know about them. :D I'm glad that most of them have survived this far.


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