Tag Archives: ducks

Feeding the ducks…

Posted on March 7, 2021 by Sue Vincent

It was cold, but it was a beautiful day. Signs of spring in the air… catkins and pussy willow dancing in the breeze, swathes of daffodils about to open beneath the trees… and the first of the early blossom open … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged blossom. catkins, ducks, family, granddaughters, seagulls, Spring, swans | 78 Comments

Perspective #midnighthaiku

Posted on November 8, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Myopic vision The beauty of the whole lost Blinded by details A softer focus A wider view encompassed Understanding grows

Posted in Photography, Poetry | Tagged ducks, feathers, haiku, mallards, perception, understanding | 10 Comments

#writephoto – Birds at Sunrise – by Michael

Posted on July 3, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Dawn is a favoured time for me. It heralds the new day and marks the end of the darkness. Outside I hear the birds chorus It goes on and on and always with an intensity that suggests something very important … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged birds, dawn, dawn chorus, ducks | 2 Comments

A good ducking

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Sue Vincent

We stopped for elevenses in the form of a nice Cornish pasty… and were mobbed. There is no other way to say it. We went hunting ducklings, armed, I must stress, with no more than some duck-seed and our cameras… … Continue reading →

Posted in baby birds, Birds, Photography | Tagged chaffinch, ducklings, ducks, mallard, robin | 47 Comments

Decoy #midnighthaiku

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Intriguing movement Poised on the brink of action Attention captured Maternal instinct Scatters silver confusion Duck decoy triumphs

Posted in Photography, Poetry | Tagged dog, ducks, haiku, nature | 10 Comments

In Golden Light by Marilyn Armstrong #writephoto

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Reflections of bronze leaves glow golden as sunlight skims the water. Wild birds floating on a river of fire. Reflection and refraction are transformation, summer’s final bonfire. To see more of Marilyn’s photographic response to the prompt, please click here.

Posted in photo prompt, Photography, Poetry | Tagged ducks, gold, refraction, swans, water, wild birds | 3 Comments

Boundaries #midnighthaiku

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Posted in Birds, Photography, Poetry | Tagged ducks, flight, haiku | 5 Comments

Duck-fight at the OK Corral…

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Sue Vincent

The road that runs through the Home Farm of Waddesdon Manor can be a bit of a pain. It bisects the fields, after half a mile or so and when you are out for a walk with the small dog, … Continue reading →

Posted in baby birds, Dogs, Humour | Tagged ducklings, ducks, England, green, nature, pond, Spring, wet and muddy | 17 Comments

“Copious duckage and a load of bullocks”

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Sue Vincent

“That would make a good title,” he said as we watched the flock of birds swimming across the surface of the hidden lake. We had failed miserably at finding the chambered cairn of Five Wells and the prospect of a … Continue reading →