Friday, 24 October 2014

Female Tufted Duck.


Most ducks usually head for the safety of the water if you get too close but this female Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) decided the lens wasn't a real threat.

She constantly kept her beady little yellow eye on the 'watcher'.

For a brief moment some action on the water caught her attention but she very quickly settled down again.

All images taken handheld with the 450D and 70-300mm lens. FAB.

Linking to Camera Critters, Saturday's Critters and I'D-Rather-B-Birdin'.
Posted by FAB at 21:37
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20 comments:

  1. Brian King25 October 2014 at 01:16

    Those yellow eyes are gorgeous!

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  2. Stephanie25 October 2014 at 02:00

    Look at those beautiful yellow eyes! I had no idea you have another blog. Love the background image on this blog.

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  3. EG CameraGirl25 October 2014 at 14:14

    This is a duck I would love to see and photograph! They look so alert.

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  4. carol l mckenna25 October 2014 at 14:46

    Wonderful series of photos of this gorgeous and attentive duck!

    Happy Weekend to you
    artmusedog and carol (A Creative Harbor)

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  5. Anonymous25 October 2014 at 16:57

    She's a beauty!

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  6. Margaret Birding For Pleasure25 October 2014 at 19:34

    great series of shots. Have a great weekend.

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  7. Unknown25 October 2014 at 19:39

    She's lovely! Her eyes are very pretty.

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  8. Adam Jones25 October 2014 at 20:32

    Brilliant! If only all birds were like this. Life would be so much easier. Well captured.

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  9. Ela25 October 2014 at 21:04

    She's so beautiful !

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  10. eileeninmd25 October 2014 at 22:43

    I love the yellow eyes, gorgeous duck. Great shots! Thank you for linking up, have a happy weekend!

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  11. A Colorful World25 October 2014 at 23:18

    She's so pretty! I love her dark brown feathers with that yellow eye! Great shots!

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  12. Anni 26 October 2014 at 09:36

    Stunning!!! Seriously, these images are absolutely stunning.

    Thanks for linking up this weekend at I'd Rather B Birdin'.

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  13. Hannah26 October 2014 at 09:37

    Great photos of the cute tufted duck, I can see a little of the tuft on the last photo.

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  14. Jidhu Jose26 October 2014 at 12:06

    eyes so shining. nice clicks

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  15. Jen26 October 2014 at 18:11

    She does have beautiful bright eyes. Good to see she didn't identify you as a threat.

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  16. Helma28 October 2014 at 19:04

    Beautiful series of photographs of this duck.
    Beautiful bright and beautiful details.

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  17. Gail Dixon29 October 2014 at 03:03

    Beautiful close-ups! The yellow eyes are so striking.

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  18. sunshine2 November 2014 at 22:08

    Great eyes and a beautiful bird.

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  19. Seraphinas Phantasie6 November 2014 at 15:54

    Stunning yellow eyes and wonderful feathers. Great !
    Best regards, Synnöve

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  20. Phil Slade11 November 2014 at 21:11

    Nice work Frank. Tufted Ducks can be very wary and unapproachable.

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