Take Off — RDP

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Hi All 👋 My post for Ragtag Daily Prompt Saturday: Flight.

Down by the Fourth & Clyde Canal, I was having a chat with a female mallard, stood on top of a wall (the mallard, not me).

Female mallard
Female mallard

She was suddenly startled into flight by a male mallard; you can just see him entering the left of the shot.

Take off
Take off

I tried tracking them as they flew off, but thier proximity & speed made it difficult; the low light conditions didn’t help either. That being said, the following shots, although blurred, give a good indication of how fast they were going, & made the background almost abstract, particularly the first in the sequence.

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11 responses to “Take Off — RDP”

  1. paeansunplugged Avatar

    The third shot looks surreal! Nice shots, Jez.

    1. Photos by Jez Avatar

      Thank you so much

      1. paeansunplugged Avatar

        My pleasure.

  2. appeltjie Avatar

    3 2 1 .. lift off, we have lift off, safe flight everyone

  3. eklastic Avatar

    That duck really wants to lift off!

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      I think she felt a bit harrassed

  4. cognacproject Avatar

    I can totally relate to the female, just trying to enjoy her day until a male came along to disturb her peace hahaha jk 🙂

  5. bushboy Avatar

    The last photo is a beauty 🙂

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      Thanks, Brian

Great to hear your thoughts!