On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 10:59 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > In a message dated 2/8/2009 11:47:21 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > Popped into the farm today, to see how the schooling show was going. > Grabbed my D200 and went out to the pond to see what the water fowl > were up to. > > They had just been feed some pellets, and this female mallard got into > the swans face one to many times. > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8583475 > > He let it go after 8-10 seconds, but he put a pretty good beating on it. > > I have seen them NOT let go a few times, this duck is lucky. > > D200, 80-200 F2,8 LR adjust of the raw file. > > Dave > > ========== > Wow. LOL. Wish you had gotten all of the swan's neck (top part), but heck, > that's a very unusual shot. Heh. Didn't know they'd do that. > > They may look pretty (i.e. whimpy), but they can take care of themselves, > huh?
That they can. The seem docile enough, but are quite visious around mating season, and if any thing gets near the nest. Twice i have seen a male kill Canadian Geese that got to close. Its a rather nasty scene. This duck was lucky. Dave > > Good one. > > Marnie :-) > > --------------------------------------------- > Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. > > **************Nothing says I love you like flowers! Find a florist near you > now. > (http://yellowpages.aol.com/search?query=florist&ncid=emlcntusyelp00000001) > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
