This pair of Mallard ducks was seated on a wooden railing overlooking there mere and sheltering from the rain. They allowed me to get pretty close, their heads pretty much filling the full frame. The light was really poor and the ISO for these shots is 12,800, even so you have to agree these are pretty sharp.
I think the female in the first image looks as though she is smiling, the drake on the other hand is like "what you looking at?"
Although mallards are probably the most common ducks we will see in our parks and along our river banks but because we see them so often they are easily overlooked which is a shame because they are truly beautiful. I am really pleased with the first of today's pictures, the clear image and the lovely reflection show this young female at her best.
I love the flash of colour in the cheeks of the drake in the final two pictures and the water droplets beading on its head is a nice detail.
