Anas platyrhynchos

[freakofnature]

I attempted to take some in-flight pics too




And a magpie thrown in for good measure.


I also got a shot of a blue winged teal but it's a poor picture so I won't post it.

 

[jassilem]

Duckie duckie as Liam just said.


Very nice pics.

 

[HK]

It's a fucking duck! Where's the dinosaur this thread title promised me?!


The picture of the magpie is awesome though.

 

[freakofnature]

It's a fucking duck! Where's the dinosaur this thread title promised me?!


The picture of the magpie is awesome though.

:24: The thread title is the Mallard duck's Latin name. Just putting "Mallard Duck" in the title seemed rather boring.

 

[skyblue]

It's a fucking duck! Where's the dinosaur this thread title promised me?!


The picture of the magpie is awesome though.

birds descended from dinosaurs:ninja

 

[Racks]

Bloody hell so is everyone on here a Photographer then...
Nice Pics... I like the first one the most would be better if the bit in the top leftish was cropped out
but don't listen to me I nothing about this... Looks cool though

 

[Guyzerr]

birds descended from dinosaurs:ninja

Is that why you Brits call women " birds" ?


Hey Zirc.... good to see you was out and aboot at one of your watering holes. :thumbup I love / miss / hate magpies with a passion. We fortunately / unfortunately don't have any here so thanks for posting it.

In-flight stuff is fun isn't it?

 

[freakofnature]

Bloody hell so is everyone on here a Photographer then...
Nice Pics... I like the first one the most would be better if the bit in the top leftish was cropped out
but don't listen to me I nothing about this... Looks cool though

Any input is welcome. You're probably right about the cropping bit but I never think of such things until someone else points it out. Thanks.

 

[freakofnature]

Is that why you Brits call women " birds" ?


Hey Zirc.... good to see you was out and aboot at one of your watering holes. :thumbup I love / miss / hate magpies with a passion. We fortunately / unfortunately don't have any here so thanks for posting it.

In-flight stuff is fun isn't it?

:nod: You've definitely got to be on the ball to get them in flight. And those were big crops too.

Magpies are horribly annoying but they're beautiful, especially when they're flying. Haven't got a shot like that yet, though.

 

[skyblue]

Any input is welcome. You're probably right about the cropping bit but I never think of such things until someone else points it out. Thanks.

but then you can get the picture to begin with

 

[freakofnature]

Cropped for Racks.

 

[Racks]

Any input is welcome. You're probably right about the cropping bit but I never think of such things until someone else points it out. Thanks.

No problem ... I was just thinking I'd have that first picture on my wall at home without that bit I mentioned..
But yeah they're good pics

 

[Racks]

Cropped for Racks.

Haaha... Now that's Awesome :thumbup

 

[Guyzerr]

Cropped for Racks.

:thumbup

 

[Natasha]

Nice pics, Zirc. The 3rd one is my favorite. NICE!!!

 

[Siphorous]

Second Anas pic is the better of the two imho because the light is reflecting that much more off of it so you can see it better.

The magpie is a cool shot too.

 

[Peter Parka]

Nice pictures. That reminds me, I had a magpie catch a mouse on my patio the other week.

 

[Thornless]

It's a fucking duck! Where's the dinosaur this thread title promised me?!


The picture of the magpie is awesome though.

I was expecting a cross between a spider, platapus and a rhino!:willy_nilly:


I like the ducks though

 

[freakofnature]

Nice pictures. That reminds me, I had a magpie catch a mouse on my patio the other week.

:eek I didn't know they could do that! Here they just eat the dog food. :surrender

 

[Peter Parka]

The're right bastards, will eat anything, the're always raiding other birds nests for eggs or chicks. Got to admit though, I'd never seen one get a mouse before though I did see one a couple of years ago have a go at a slow worm. The slow worm snapped it's tail off and the magpie seemed happy enough to go off with that.
One tip - dont leave jewelry unattended outside or on the window sill with the window open, magpies have been known to steal that as well!