Mallard Touch Down  by grannysue

Mallard Touch Down

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I took several shots of this male Mallard flying and liked this touch down shot the best. Notice the braking action of his foot.
Thank you for viewing and commenting, I appreciate it very much.
It is an absolutely gorgeous shot. Love the detail--the wings are incredible. Great capture.
May 8th, 2012  
Nice timing, great detail
May 8th, 2012  
great!
May 8th, 2012  
Linda,
Wonderful action capture. You caught him at his most beautiful. Well done! FAV
May 8th, 2012  
Great skid capture! Nice one!
May 8th, 2012  
Wauw, that's taken at the right moment. Well done.
May 8th, 2012  
Nice landing...great capture!!! Love all the beautiful colors!!!
May 8th, 2012  
Beautiful shot! Fantastic capture! Now, that's really great timing!
May 8th, 2012  
That should go into National Geographic! See its feet all poised to put drag on the water!
May 8th, 2012  
Great shot Linda!! Love to see them in Action! I just love the wings and all of their feather's! Great colors too! :)
May 8th, 2012  
What a great action shot
May 8th, 2012  
Gorgeous mallard in full action. FAV.
May 8th, 2012  
@yonnie @hjbenson @snipsnap Thank you for your comments, I appreciate your viewing and commenting.
May 8th, 2012  
@rob257 Thank you for your kind comment and the fav! I appreciate them very much!
May 8th, 2012  
@pamfromcalgary @ankesudfield @wannabe @marlboromaam Thank you for your kind comments and for viewing. I appreciate it.
@maggiemae Thank you for your comment, I am flattered!
@ellimae Thank you for your comment and for viewing!
@bkbinthecity Thank you for viewing and your comment!
May 8th, 2012  
@anazad511 Thank you so much for your comment, for viewing and for the FAV! I appreciate it very much. I had fun taking this photo.
May 8th, 2012  
What a great capture, Linda. Love all the colors and detail. FAV
May 8th, 2012  
Fantastic shot; great capture.
May 8th, 2012  
Fantastic
May 8th, 2012  
Great capture of action! I am never this quick.
May 8th, 2012  
Brilliant take off shot!
May 8th, 2012  
perfect timing ! Great action shot. Love how you can see all the different colours in its wings.
May 8th, 2012  
Fabulous action shot. He looks as if he's struggling a bit :o) xx
May 8th, 2012  
great action shot You caught him at his most beautiful
May 8th, 2012  
I've just viewed your last 8 shots. They are all brilliant. So clear and such good captures. Well done. Thank you for commenting on my willow tree pickie.
May 8th, 2012  
Awesome action shot!
May 8th, 2012  
well good good shot
May 8th, 2012  
Great timing!
May 8th, 2012  
Great action shot!
May 8th, 2012  
Excellent action shot! I find mallards to be so cooperative. Good work and thanks so much for being such a faithful follower ;-)
May 8th, 2012  
LOL! Hilarious! Insta-fav! ;-) Great capture, and great colours.
May 8th, 2012  
Great catch of action and a beautiful capture .
thanks for fav my pic. It makes my day
May 8th, 2012  
Nice timing! Love the little orange feet. :)
May 8th, 2012  
A bit late but well -meaning : Thank you for following me I really appreciate it and I hope we`ll enjoy each others pic for a long time. I watch every pic and replay on any comment ( if I can ) send to me.
May 8th, 2012  
You have an amazing array of great bird shots.. this only being one of them... WOW
May 8th, 2012  
Omg, the timing and detail in this shot is amazing. Nice job
May 8th, 2012  
You certainly have great timing for those great shots, it's like you have a trigger finger!! The water looks almost painted.
May 8th, 2012  
Great capture! Your timing was impeccable.
May 8th, 2012  
wonderful capture, you did a good job, brava
May 8th, 2012  
FAV
May 8th, 2012  
wow, I love the color!the shot was peacefully taken:-)
May 9th, 2012  
Perfect landing! Awesome capture! Are they not just so much fun to watch!
May 9th, 2012  
@darsphotos Thank you for the comment and the fav!
May 9th, 2012  
@girlie @naladka @boogie @sabine @psychographer Thank you! He was putting "the brakes on" landing in the water after flying across the pond after the female. I have photos of her as well that I might post later, they were not quite as sharp.
May 9th, 2012  
@triciaodonnell Thank you!
@janek Thank you very much for your kind comments. I appreciate it very much!
@myautofocuslife @gs365 @dawnirwin @lizzy_lu123 Thank you for the kind comments!
@cimes1 Thank you! I like Mallards because they are so colorful and pretty (to me anyway). It is probably because I had one as a pet when I was quite young. I try to comment as much as possible and always to those that comment on my pics. I sometimes have to play catch up on those that I follow as I work a full time job and have a long drive to and from work.
May 9th, 2012  
@bankmann Thank you for your comment and the fav! I appreciate it very much!
May 9th, 2012  
@pyrrhula Thank you for your comment on my photo, I appreciate it. I try always to reply on the ones that comment on my pics and on the ones that I follow.
May 9th, 2012  
@bb Brigit, thank you so much for your comment, it has taken me a while to learn my camera and get better shots. I think I have progressed a bit from when I first got my DSLR.
May 9th, 2012  
@sarasdadandmom Thank you so very much for your comment!
@lola241 Thank you so much. I have a pic of his mate flying and the water picked up color from something near the pond and it is reflected and it really looks painted (pink).
May 9th, 2012  
@ladyjane @tobi Thank you for your comments, I am flattered.
May 9th, 2012  
@myhrhelper Thank you so much for the fav and for viewing!
May 9th, 2012  
@swan @ladydi53 Thank you for viewing and your comments. These ducks are quite tame due to people feeding them.
May 9th, 2012  
Excellent action shot! Well done!
May 9th, 2012  
Awesome. Really great action shot, and yes, I love the foot.
May 9th, 2012  
May 10th, 2012  
Congrats on the PP!
May 10th, 2012  
@marlboromaam Thanks!
May 10th, 2012  
Great capture. That pose is like something out of a cartoon!
May 10th, 2012  
@bigsusan55 That's what I thought too, when I saw the foot out to stop him!
May 11th, 2012  
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