ducks – Tranature

Silent Sunday: River Party

swan parents with four cygnets and several mallard ducks on the river

close up shot of three fully grown cygnets in the river

three cygnets with their father in the foreground and a few mallards on the river

With love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/5.6, 1/160 s, ISO 1600 and f/6.3, 1/200 s, ISO 1600.

Silent Sunday

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Tanka: Two Mallards

a male and female mallard duck preening together at the edge of the loch

two mallards
so content together
water flows
below the fading heather
the moon begins to rise

a female mallard preening herself beside a male mallard at the edge of the loch

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/6.5, 1/160 s, ISO 800 and f/6.3, 1/320 s, ISO 1250.

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Haiku: Effervescent

mallard ducks and ducklings enjoying a splash in the river

side by side
the sound of ducks splashing
summer jazz

mallard ducks and ducklings enjoying a splash in the river

We wish you all a very happy Friday and a wonderful weekend!

With love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/6.3, 1/320 s, ISO 500 and f/6.3, 1/320 s, ISO 640.

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Rag Tag Daily Prompt #71: Effervescent

Haiku: A New Family

two ducklings snuggling together on shingle beside a female mallard duck

folded in friendship
her duckling, one orphan
a new family

two ducklings swimming in the river

The female mallard in the top photograph had lost most of her brood to the crows within a week of hatching and only one duckling survived. She adopted another duckling who had lost all her siblings as well as her mother. The two ducklings are roughly the same age and have become the best of friends.

With love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/6.5, 1/320 s, ISO 320 and f/5.6, 1/250 s, ISO 250.

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Haibun: Life on the River

ducks, ducklings on a tidal island in the river with a goosander, swans and cygnets swimming by

The water is still very low at low tide after a long hot Summer. Mallards and ducklings swim in the remaining flow, others climb on to islands of stones in the river. A seagull chick on the opposite bank watches the ducks. His parents are higher up, keeping an eye on their offspring. The goosander, who normally likes her own space, joins the others when swans return.

a warm sky
salmon are waiting downstream
for rain to come

ducks, ducklings and a goosander on a tidal island in the river with swans and cygnets swimming by

With love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/5.6, 1/200 s, ISO 250.

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Haiku: A Shade of Cool

close up of a male mallard duck in the shade of a pine tree

ducks gather
in the shade of the pine tree
summer slips away

close up of two male mallard ducks in the shade of a pine tree

We wish you all a stellar Monday and a wonderful new week!

With love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/6.3, 1/200 s, ISO 1600 and f/5.6, 1/250 s, ISO 1600.

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Rag Tag Daily Prompt #18: Stellar

Haiku: Making a Splash

a male and female mallard duck taking off from a small island in the loch

making a splash
ducks fly across the pond
to see the flowers

male mallard duck taking off from small island in the loch

With love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/4, 1/800 s, ISO 100.

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