Togetherness 2

So beautiful...

Thank you very much, UdoSm.

Beautifully captured! What a lovely pair!
Have a great week, Ronald!

Thank you very much, sasithorn_s. They visit my pond frequently in the winter.

What a stunning pair! I would love to see some fancy ducks like this, how lucky for you. :) I was amazed to find out how many species there are...about 180!!! And they interbreed and also there are domestic hybrids, and all of these can intrerbreed too, so there is a reason that sometimes it can be next to impossible to figure out the exact species of a bird because it's a mutt! :D

Thanks for the remarks you left on my rock picture, it was fun to hear you were once in a rock club! I think that would be a fun thing to do now, but when I was a kid, all I cared about were animals and my love of horses and reading and day dreaming! :)

Birds can be a really difficult subject, too. I often see photos on ipernity that people in Europe or somewhere else have taken, and they look just like something here, but then I look, and our local species doesn't go to Europe.

Such beautiful ducks.

Thank you very much, Amelia. Yes, they are very beautiful.

Such a sweet couple, Ronald.

They seem to like each other quite a bit, Karen. They visit my ponds every several days in the winter.

:) Awww...that's nice.

A delightful image Ronald. It looks just like they are cuddled ups together and the reflections and light are really exceptional. A beautiful image. I do agree about bird identification and we have on occasions spent hours looking at bird books and still not been sure.

Thank you very much, Carol. Yes, I think they are cuddled up. I am quite sure of this species. They are regulars here in the winter, and I've got good views of them.

This is a wonderful shot.

Thank you very much, Dörthe. The light was a little better, and the birds were a little closer this time.

Very nice couple, very beautifully photographed. I have a great passion for water birds. Hooded mergansers are fascinating brids. Wishing you a nice weekend!