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Peter Pond, Emsworth

Peter Pond, Emsworth
Pretty grey and drizzly today, so we went to Emsworth for lunch. Afterwards my wife had a wander round the shops and I visited this pond, which straddles the border between Hampshire and West Sussex. An elderly couple had just finished putting food out for the ducks, so I hung about and grabbed a few photos.

The pond is privately owned and was designated a Site of Nature Conservation Importance (SNCI) in 1997.

Thirty-odd years ago we nearly bought a house next to this pond, but it was just out of our price range and would be even more so nowadays. Such a shame :-(

See the PiP for a close up of the ducks!

trester88, Jean Paul Capdeville, Berny, Jenny McIntyre and 8 other people have particularly liked this photo


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 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Lovely series Keith; like the PiP very much !!
15 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen club
Thanks Jaap..........much appreciated.
15 months ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
I love the incoming duck in full braking mode and the nice mix of sexes, that augers well for the future population,
A lovely pair of images and good to see they are looked after through the winter.
15 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Roger (Grisly) club
Thanks for your very kind comments Roger.
15 months ago.
 Jean-luc Drouin
Jean-luc Drouin club
Bien joué avec le canard en plein atterrissage.
15 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Jean-luc Drouin club
Thanks Jean-luc. I think that was more by luck than judgement :-)
15 months ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
A meeting ?!
15 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Ulrich John club
Feeding frenzy!
15 months ago.
 Fred Fouarge
Fred Fouarge club
prachtig shot
15 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Fred Fouarge club
Thank you Fred.
15 months ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne club
A shame you didn't get that house Keith. It looks a lovely place to live. I love your main shot, especially with the duck about to land. You do capture cloudy skies very well and the detail around the edge of the pond is superb.

I also love your PiP! Male Mallards have such beautiful colourings, which you have captured in great detail and sharpness. The two lady Mallards heads I see are so sweet and smiley :-)

A successful day for photos and hopefully shopping, for your wife.
15 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Rosalyn Hilborne club
It would have been nice Rosa..........but it wasn't to be............that's life, I suppose. We were hoping to downsize to a bungalow when I retired, they used to be relatively cheap; but not any more, they're way above my price range now.

Anyway, I'm glad you like these photos, and thank you for your kind and thoughtful comments.
15 months ago.
 Jenny McIntyre
Jenny McIntyre club
Oh you'd have loved living there - all those birds etc for your photography. I see there are so many more drakes than ducks. The colours of each bird are brilliant.
15 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Jenny McIntyre club
I'm sure I would Jenny............but that's life :-))

Glad you like the ducks..........there were many more around, but not so easy to capture.
15 months ago.
 Herb Riddle
Herb Riddle club
Missed this on the day Keith. Very nice capture indeed. Well done.

Thanks for sharing with our UK Landscape Photography Group , Herb
15 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Herb Riddle club
No problem Herb..........and glad you like now you've seen it. Thank you.
15 months ago.
 Jean Paul Capdeville
Jean Paul Capdeville club
belle photo Keith. Je comprends ton regret. J'aurais moi aussi beaucoup aimé habiter auprés de ce étang
15 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Jean Paul Capdeville club
Thank you Jean Paul. I'll never know now :-))
15 months ago.
 trester88
trester88 club
Eine schöne Szene am Teich.
15 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to trester88 club
Thank you kind sir.
15 months ago.

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