I am constantly surprised by things while I am out with my camera but I'm slow to react and rarely manage to catch the object of my surprise. this time was an exception though. I was concentrating on a picture of the mill stream and the remains of the wall at Hyde Abbey when I caught sight of something which you can just see at the bottom right of the picture. I looked more closely.
Mother duck and three ducklings. I was surprised, first that she hadn't moved, but also that in August she would have such young ducklings. You need to click on the picture to see the ducklings properly.
I was at this point going to direct you to an earlier post about the abbey at Hyde when I had another surprise - I can't find it. I am certain there was one, I can remember at least one of the comments.
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so fortunate to have noticed her ducklings
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Great capture! What a nice surprise for you to find her there.
ReplyDeleteI love surprises like that. Beautiful shots. Happy weekend.
ReplyDeleteA really nice surprise, especially this late in the season.
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Very cute! And what a wonderful surprise. I always hate it when I know I have a picture of exactly what I want and when I look for it, the computer monster has eaten it.
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What lovely photos of countryside splendor! I think Britain and France have the loveliest country landscapes in the world. Nice shots!
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The ducklings are soooooo cute. Love them and chicks for their fuzziness. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet surprise!! the ducklings are adorable. Wonderful shots for the theme.
ReplyDeleteOh, what adorable ducklings. Nice pictures there. Have a nice weekend.
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I am usually surprised on my walks in the woods around the creek by marvelous water fowl, unfortunately I have my big noisy dog with me. Great shot!
ReplyDeleteThat's a wonderful surprise to stumble across. I love baby ducks!
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What's going to happen to the ducklings when the cold gets here?
ReplyDeleteI clicked and was able to see the ducklings. How adorable and great photo.
ReplyDeletewhat sweet surprise! i am also amazed to see how beautiful that mild stream is.
ReplyDeleteAgree, this is rather late in the season to have ducklings that small.
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Excellent story that shows how rich and exciting the nature really is, when we just take time to watch.