couple of ducks + babies

a couple of ducks captured at the park today

please edit critique as you see fit

Thata a very different looking species in the first image ...domesticated?

The first image has some nice details in the feathers except for the blown highlights ... the square crop is a little constricting / tight. The second shot is a nice documentary image ..I thinlk a lower pov/angle ( although it looks like the scene is downhill) would lessen the harsh light on the grass ( less grass) and allow you to keep more at the top.

good ones, like the detail in 1

thanks for that
I cropped and also set the white point on the feathers
so will go and have another go at that and post later

thanks , no it was not downhill, and as i got into the car to come home , I thought , you know i should have laid down for that shot and some others - the steering wheel of my car knows all my best ideas - next time maybe.....
thanks for the feedback

the first one is an Egyptian Goose, It was introduced as an ornamental wildfowl species and has escaped into the wild, now successfully breeding throughout SE england

@Gary Fairhead

heres the original shot if the goose - untouched and no setting in camera so no post processing