it's springtime here so it's a great time to see baby birds. the most easily spotted ones for us are ones swimming in the water, such as these charming mallard

Mallards occur throughout North America and Eurasia and are probably the duck that many of us are most familiar with. I often have mallards walking through the yard in search of nesting sites and occasionally

A Picture a Day

A late summer morning. The summer is almost over. The second half of this month will be warmer than the first, according to forecast, which means that in a strictly meteorological sense, the summer won't

Two ducks enjoying a pond in the park, newly formed by the quickly melting snow. Minolta 500mm f/8 mirror lens, Sony α77 camera. -aoi

The go club met at the pub. After we were done playing, I gave another player a ride home. On my way home, I spotted this really nice park with a pond in it. I took some photos. This is the pond. Interesting

I needed this! Any chance to decamp from insanity and scoot away to Cape Cod is a good one! And today, I had a chance for a few days of Sanity Check! Some time on Cape. Food shopping down. Clothes unpacked.

Ahoy! I noticed that @MarkkuJantunen had been at the same spot taking photos yesterday. I was there in the morning, and Markku seemingly a bit later in the day, when most of the early, thick fog had already

Ahem... While I was in Messilä (again) shooting photos, I noticed these beautiful mallards on a morning walk by the pier bank. I thought I might as well shoot them too. So I did. "Say, darling, is

Survival is a serious business, even when living in a fairly safe environment. Keeping the neighbour out of your property... Sex can get pretty rough among Mallards, the competition is huge... But the