Dancing on Ice?
I photographed these on my way back from the dentist on Thursday morning. 
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This last one was on the dark side of the lake!
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Gorgeous frosted grass in that first shot! I took some photos of wild turkeys in the snow yesterday…how do these birds walk on such cold surfaces in those scaly, webby feet without sticking to them or getting frostbite? I’m curious…
Here’s the long answer Scilla http://askanaturalist.com/why-don%E2%80%99t-ducks%E2%80%99-feet-freeze/
Excellent!! Oh, that makes a lot of sense. I was hypothesizing on my own and came up with a kind of similar idea but without the anatomical evidence to back it up. Steve and I are illuminated!
nice, what caused the red reflection on the first one?
Obviously the reflection of something but I have no idea now Nigel.. I had only a few seconds to get the shots because when they saw me they moved towards me.. I just noticed it and took it..
Helen, wonderful … your duck looks a lot happier than the once I took photos on yesterday .. post will follow next week, They had no sun do dance it .. just bitterly cold. Really great photos. Have a good weekend now.
Thanks Viveka.. Happy weekend to you too
I will do my best .. I promise.
oh dear they are so lovely, wonderful photographs. Thank you dear Helen, have a nice weekend, love, nia
Thnaks Nia and you too.
You have ice in in Sydney it reached 45.8 Celsius yesterday!!!
Oh NO… I’m afraid that sort of heat would be no good to me at all !
Absolutely excellent!
Thanks Louis, nice of you to say so
Wow! Beautiful shots! Are the ducks returning disappointed? I too was wondering about the red tint in the first shot.
Hello Bindu and welcome to my blog. The ducks saw me coming and I guess they thought I was going to feed them.. I felt quite bad after because I had no food with me.. As I said to Nigel below. I don’t know what the red reflection was, I just saw it and snapped away.
The warm and cool tones are very nice. The second image with the lifted foot gesture is great. Maybe they are skating?
They are indeed skating and the 2nd photo is my favourite karen
lovely photos Helen. I know snow and ice can be dangerous and cold but i love the look of it. The ducks look as if they like it too
Thanks Mary.. I love the look of it too just not so keen on walking on it !
Delightful images Helen, especially the first one – they’re like commuters rushing for a train
Haha.. yes indeed they are Finn!
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Don’t you think that I know that walking on the water wont make me a miracle duck?
LOVE these, Helen! Makes me want to put on my skates and join them!
Thanks Howard.. I laughed at your comment
Super. Ducks are so comical when waddling.
Thanks Rachael.. they are very comical indeed..
Oh I like these, Helen >>> and its got to be the 3rd image down >>> “Here come the ducks!!!”. The shot above it is good too, but I like the strung out line of the 4 of them – The Showdown At The OK Corral Duckfeeder! Adrian