Friday, March 19, 2010

Color Reflected - Weekend Reflections


Mandarin ducks out for a swim on a beautiful spring day. The ducks are on a pond at our local aviary.

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38 comments:

DoanLegacy said...

Gorgeous pictures, and the colors of the ducks are fantastic!

Icy BC said...

This is just extraordinary colorful ducks. I've not seen those around here..Beautiful photos Judy!

DJan said...

If I didn't know it, I would swear that brightly colored duck wasn't real. Thank you for introducing me to mandarin ducks!

Sandra said...

they are beautiful. we have wood ducks here at jungle Gardens and they are very similar, but not exactly. they have the bright colors of these.

Strawberry Jam Anne said...

Lovely photos of these beautiful ducks. They are so brightly coloured they are almost unreal.

fredamans said...

I thought it was one duck and 2 decoys... great colors in them.

Remington said...

What beautiful ducks! I have never seen those before. Thank you for sharing! Great shots!

Carolyn Ford said...

I have never seen such beautiful ducks! My gosh they are colorful and provide exquisite reflections! Lovely!

Crafty Green Poet said...

oh Mandarin ducks are so magnificent, aren't they? Lovely photo!

Betsy from Tennessee said...

Perfect ducks to use as reflection pictures, Judy.... Fabulous!!!!!

Have a great weekend.
Hugs,
Betsy

Yaya' s Changing World said...

What beautiful pictures! They are so gorgeous, they almost don't look real, do they? I just love the pictures on your blog. They're all so amazing. Thank you so much for sharing the beauty.

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The Retired One said...

They still don't look real to me, they are so gorgeous!!!

Ginny said...

Oh, goodness, they are unbelievable!! I wish we had an aviary around here!

Lindy MacDuff said...

How amazingly beautiful! I have never seen this particular breed of duck before.

charmine. said...

Judy,What splendid colors!I've never seen such colorful/beautiful ducks in my life.

Diane AZ said...

They are so cute and colorful, perfect for reflections. Looks like you have a very nice aviary!

Irene said...

Great image. Amazing colors on the ducs. I first thought they couldn't be real, never seen them before.

desertnutmeg said...

Your reflection shots are just "ducky" har har snort snort.
I am such a goober.

The wind has picked up, the skies are a dark gray and it is snowing about 6000'. expletive deleted by author.

I hope your weekend is just ducky.

Carletta said...

The color of those ducks amaze me! They almost don't look real. :)
Beautiful shot and reflection.
Mine’s here: Round The Bend.

Joanne said...

Beautiful, extraordinary colours , I love ducks I think they are really fun to watch!

Pam said...

Judy, at first I couldn't believe those ducks were real. Their multi-colors are stunning. How lucky you are to have a local aviary.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Judy said...

The ducks are such bright colours, and I love the way the reflections are broken up by the ripples around them!!

obcessedwithanimals said...

Wow, they don't look real! Amazing colors really, love them all the same amount but it's surely great for the eyes :D

Regina said...

Absolutely gorgeous! Love its colors.
Happy weekend.

Bird Girl said...

Hi - Betsy sent me here to see your Mandarin ducks - wow!!! They certainly are beautiful - where do you live that you have these ducks swimming so close to you - I've never seen one. I'm in PA.

Ruthi said...

Oh I love those ducks.. they are so cute. Thanks for sharing.

mbkatc230 said...

What amazing looking birds! The colors are so vibrant that it really makes the reflections special. Beautiful shot. Kathy

LoLa said...

Beautiful and unforgettable. Thanks for sharing. I would have never known it existed.

diane said...

They are amazing ducks. They don,t look real as they are so bright and colourful.

eileeninmd said...

Beautiful and colorful reflections, the ducks are so pretty.

Stine in Ontario said...

I would very much like to see the ducks in real life. They look so unreal in photos. :)

Beth Niquette said...

What an amazing photo...the colors, the rippling reflections--what a lovely creative idea for Reflections Weekend. This is my first time taking part--my sister has told me about it. I am not sorry I joined today!

This wonderful photo fills my eyes--which is the greatest compliment I can give.

Serendipity said...

I've never seen ducks like that before, they're beautiful. And make lovely reflections!

happilyretired said...

Beautiful ducks ... lovely reflections ;-)
Hugs and blessings,

The Japanese Redneck said...

Gorgeous birds.

Judy Sheldon-Walker said...

These ducks look like they were painted with a rainbow. They are so gorgeous!

julie said...

This is a great picture! I especially love the color of the duck in the back! Great work!

Gwyn said...

This is a bit surreal. I've never seen a Mandarin before. Wow, they sure have a lot of colors. Neat!:)