One Pissed Off Duck

[Barbara Ponder]

I love ducks and geese. This series is why! Nice captures of a fast moving event...

Thanks Richard!

[Barbara Ponder]

Beautiful series Barbara. How interesting that you happened along ( equipped) for the
unexpected action. Image one is my favourite, such a peaceful scene with papa standing guard.
Irene

Thanks Irene! Yes he was a proud daddy for sure!

[Wavelength]

Classic story

[marlunn]

Love them - well done for getting any and certainly for getting them as well as you did - I think I would have simply watched and then slaped head for not reaching for camera !

[Barbara Ponder]

Love them - well done for getting any and certainly for getting them as well as you did - I think I would have simply watched and then slaped head for not reaching for camera !

Thanks Mark!

[Mark von Kanel]

Nice set well done... is it a duck? looks very similar to an egytian goose that we have locally swimming around our lake... but im no bird watcher

[JohnRostron]

Nice sequence. I would agree that the ‘ducks' are Egyptian Geese, which are related to shelduck and are in some respects between ducks and geese.

The rodent is what we call a Coypu on this side of the pond. They originally came from South America. They were kept in fur farms in the UK and escaped. They spread into much of East Anglia, but were eventually eliminated. They did much damage to river and dyke banks, but their main crime was to raid the sugar beet crops!

John

[Barbara Ponder]

Nice set well done... is it a duck? looks very similar to an egytian goose that we have locally swimming around our lake... but im no bird watcher

Thanks Mark, I was was not familiar with the, what I now know is a goose, until yesterday. You are correct it is an Egyptian Goose. I am not a watcher either, just a shooter .

[Barbara Ponder]

Nice sequence. I would agree that the ‘ducks' are Egyptian Geese, which are related to shelduck and are in some respects between ducks and geese.

The rodent is what we call a Coypu on this side of the pond. They originally came from South America. They were kept in fur farms in the UK and escaped. They spread into much of East Anglia, but were eventually eliminated. They did much damage to river and dyke banks, but their main crime was to raid the sugar beet crops!

John

Thanks John!

[deetheturk]

Love it Barbara, well captured!

[Barbara Ponder]

Love it Barbara, well captured!

Thanks David!

[Mark von Kanel]

Thanks Mark, I was was not familiar with the, what I now know is a goose, until yesterday. You are correct it is an Egyptian Goose. I am not a watcher either, just a shooter .

You only need to know the difference when sorting out which sauce to serve with them

[Barbara Ponder]

You only need to know the difference when sorting out which sauce to serve with them

So TRUE!!