When the sky was still blue

and the weather great for sitting in the sun.

There are so many different species at Intaka, I think there is a lot of inbreeding going on as some look like Mallards to me.

[Rob Z]

Lovely with its reflection..

[Susan Wakely]

Great reflection and ripple.

[Joan Robillard]

Wonderful reflection

[narayani]

Lovely flash of green on the wing

[Beryl Lloyd]

Wonderful capture of duck, its reflection and the blue sky - love the twirly ripple effect

[Babs]

What a great shot

[winghong_ho]

Great shot.

[Peter]

Nicely captured Diana:)

[Beverley]

Gorgeous and great reflections

[Mags]

Sweet shot with reflections!

[katy]

This is a really pretty photo and I like his coloring.

[Corinne C]

Wonderful pic. I love the touch of turquoise blue in its feathers.

[Bucktree]

Good capture. They do resemble a mallard quite a bit.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Sweet and I love the reflection.

[gloria jones]

Wonderful capture, composition

[Merrelyn]

Lovely shot, nice reflections.

[KV]

What a cool reflection.

[Carole Sandford]

Lovely shot!

[Christine Sztukowski]

Stunning

[Tia]

Lovely reflected sky

[Allison Maltese]

My sources say this is a member of the Anas genus, which includes pintails, most teals and the mallard. It looks like a female teal to me. Nice shot of this pensive duck in any case.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Nice shot

[LManning (Laura)]

Amazing reflection!

[Heather]

A beautiful shot, Diana! I love the reflection and the concentric circles of the water ripples and, yes, your capture of the duck itself! Fav

[Kathy A]

That reflection is fantabulous!

[Rick]

Great capture.

[Valerie Chesney]

Lovely duck & reflection!

[Diana]

@robz @wakelys @joansmor @narayani @beryl @onewing @wh2021 @pcoulson @beverley365 @marlboromaam @grammyn @corinnec @dkellogg @mittens @seattlite @merrelyn @kvphoto @carole_sandford @365projectorgchristine @tiaj1402 @falcon11 @elisasaeter @ljmanning @365projectorgheatherb @kjarn @rickster549 @happysnaps Thanks for the lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated :-)

[Diana]

@falcon11 Thanks for that info Allison, there are so many different looking ducks at intaka, that I really thought it was inbreeding. I will google them and take a look at what comes up ;-)

[haskar]

A very interesting scene. There is so much to see here.