Swimming Among the Cranberries by lauriehiggins

Swimming Among the Cranberries

It's cranberry harvest season on Cape Cod and my cousin (@cristiehicks) alerted me to the fact that a local bog was flooded this week for harvest. A group of mallard ducks took up residence in the newly created "pond" and I couldn't resist this guy, who kept his eye on me every time I got too close. I posted a photo of the bigger picture of the bog in my "Another Take" album.

http://365project.org/lauriehiggins/another-take/2011-10-06
Great capture! I love the stray cranberries surrounding him!
October 7th, 2011  
Wow, he's really pretty, especially the green.
October 7th, 2011  
Very nice close up. The colors of the duck against the berries is very cool.
October 7th, 2011  
The iridescent green is so vibrant-love the cranberry accents!
October 7th, 2011  
he's gorgeous in the sunlight! i like the rings around his bill as he drinks, cool bit of grass in the foreground, nice collection of berries ... great comp! beautiful pic!
October 7th, 2011  
Aren't ducks fun? This is a great shot of the colors in this boy.. and those bobbles of color on the newly created pond highlight his color.. what a nice shot!
October 7th, 2011  
What a lovely bright shot. I don't really know about cranberry harvesting - they flood the area to harvest? Are these stray berries then or will they be collected? Whatever, the mix in this photo is great!
October 7th, 2011  
You can't get more New Englandy than this! Great photo! I didn't know that ducks ate cranberries...thought that they just came on the side. ;-)
October 7th, 2011  
Nice vivid colors.
October 7th, 2011  
Love this! I was just telling a friend that I needed to hunt down a few bogs. lol
October 7th, 2011  
Great capture!
October 7th, 2011  
L..is this from the same area where the cranberry harvesting was taking place???...hmmmm so many questions my dear...
October 7th, 2011  
do the ducks eat these?
October 7th, 2011  
Looks like they have a lot to feast on.
October 7th, 2011  
beautiful colours in this lovely image!! Hope your week as improved!! xx
October 7th, 2011  
WOW, this is the BEST shot. Love the composition and the colors just pop right out at you. Great!
October 7th, 2011  
He's a real beauty! Nice shot.
October 8th, 2011  
very interesting with all this yummy red blobs floating about. what a gorgeous duck!
October 8th, 2011  
For me it´s like a book picture..things that I´ve only seen in books..how fantastic is that?? Incredible! That´s what´s the best about this project..we can see so much of other´s people routine and get amazed by their view. This is beautiful!
October 10th, 2011  
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