Black Bellied Whistling Ducks

Another find at Brazos Bend National Park. Off to High Island this weekend to search out some birds there - another new experience for me in Texas!

[John Falconer]

Great coupling! And great shot.

[Issi Bannerman]

@johnfalconer Thank you John, I'm enjoying my wildlife shots at the moment. :-)

[Jan Hall]

Aren't they lovely?

[Simply Amanda]

Oh how pretty. How sweet that they are together!

[Clare]

They are beautiful! Wonderful capture of the pair of them. Love the bright beaks!

[John Falconer]

I notice you didn't put the "theme-wild" tag on it. You should for this weeks theme top five.

[Issi Bannerman]

@johnfalconer Hadn't thought about that John - thanks, will do!

[Dave Taylor]

Nice composition. I like it!

[KWind]

I love how they are posed! Nice shot!

[👑 AnaZad]

Beautiful capture and nice perspective.

[Graham Thresher]

A super shot. Fav

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Lovely capture

[Lyn Berriman]

Wow, what beautiful ducks!

[April]

Beautifully composed. I like how you caught their heads and necks in nearly parallel lines.

[Kathy]

Very good catch.

[Frances]

Well captured, lovely looking birds

[Lee]

Some very interesting birds you have there. A great shot of these two.

[Julie Duncan]

Oh, they're so pretty! Elegant looking!

[Square Sparrow]

They're lovely, Issi - funnily enough I was showing some French visitors Loch Leven last night and a duck and drake ambled over so I snapped them. However, my Blackberry doesn't have the clarity that your shots have.

[Deb]

Beautifully composed shot. They make such a pair. I like how you got their profile.

[Leana Niemand]

Wow great shot!

[Kathryn 🐎]

Beautiful capture. I've never seen these ones before.

[Gill W]

This is stunning, wonderful composition, too - fav.

[Vee]

Wow! Great find! I've never seen these either! Fav! I'll have to remember Brazos Bend if I'm ever in the area!

[Mauricio Rodriguez]

Stunning shot, beautiful colors, and nice DOF.

[Denise (lyndemc)]

First impression: Wow! This is a beautifully composed image! The fact that there are two gorgeous ducks in the picture is just icing on the cake. Fav!

[Stephanie Swift]

Great capture of these beautiful ducks.

[Issi Bannerman]

@jantan @amandal @cailts @togger @kwind @anazad511 @thresheg @ziggy77 @lynnilou @aecasey @randystreat @frantic @gamelee @juliedduncan @squaresparrow @dgrynn @leananiemand @bristolrose @gillg @vskolnik @mauriciorodriguez @lyndemc @tristansmum Thank you all so much for the lovely comments on my couple of ducks! Brazos Bend is somewhere I plan to return when my dad comes over to visit later this month. An interesting spot in this area of Texas.

[Junan Heath]

Beautiful capture and composition!!