Geeseville

We visited "Geeseville" with the grandkids and were lucky enough to spot this little Mallard duck and her mate tucked away from the huge crowd of honkers.

I learned from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology today that almost all domestic ducks come from this species. The oldest known Mallard lived to be at least 27 years 7 months old.

Many thanks for dropping by.

[Allison Maltese]

What a beautiful shot of this female mallard. The feather detail is wonderful.

[Rick Schies]

That is quite a life for a duck

[Rona]

Beautiful detail in the duck. Bonus that you gave us a little history - thanks for sharing that!

[Shirley Banford]

Excellent shot of her. Thanks for sharing.

[bkb in the city]

Great find Anne

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Great focus. Cute duck and a sweet capture.

[Diane]

Great detail! I'll bet the grandkids (and you, too) really enjoyed it.

[Shirley]

Great close up of this pretty lady !

[Beverly Carmichael]

She is so sweet! I love her chubby-ness. Your focus on color is perfect. Thanks for sharing.

[Terry]

great close up

[Joyce Wells]

Beautiful detail - love the bit of blue in her back feathers!

[Lyn]

Beautiful detail in the feathers. . .amazing!

[Laurie Higgins]

I love closeups of shorebirds (well, actually any birds), and this one is stunning. I'm so glad you had such a great day with the grandkids! My little Skylar is coming to spend the whole month of July on the Cape. I have to share her with her dad, but I'm so, so excited to see her.

[karenann]

Gorgeous pov and clarity, Ann. I love these little mallards. The male is gorgeous, but I think that the female has a beauty all her own. Love her colors and markings too. I have taken many of these and am really drawn to the "girls!" :)

[Carolyn White]

Wonderful shot, Anne!!! Fav!

[☯ Sarah ☁]

Great shot & I love that little blast of blue on the side!

[Sarah Bremner]

she is beautiful - all the patterns of her feathers are fascinating, and great to get so close!

[Margaret Tryon]

They are beautiful. Terrific shot.

[Carole Imes]

Anne, I love how you caught those beautiful feather details. Why do ducks always look so happy? ;-) Lovely setting.....fav!!

[Dione Giorgio]

Beautiful capture.

[❀ Lynn]

Beautiful capture. Thanks for the interesting info too.

[Mike Warren]

Nice capture. Like the information.

[carol white]

Very nice capture,great info...we have many mallards locally and over the UK!!

[Pam Hawkes]

Great capture. I love that website. I did not know they lived that long!

[Jen Hudson]

Beautiful looking bird, good info too on them. Nice shot.

[summerfield]

beautiful capture, anne. i like it.

[Darlene]

What a gorgeous photo of this female mallard, Anne. She looks like she is ready to lay eggs as she is so large in the middle. I did not know they can live to be 27 and most come from this species. Interesting.