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Male mallard feet are bright orange, which is visible while this duck is “dabbling”. In order to get food, they swim around dipping their heads in the pond water grabbing vegetation or seeds with their beaks. "The diet of the Mallard Duck consists of various types of plants. They also consume dragonflies, flies, crustaceans, and worms." They have a keen sense of predators and only allowed me to get closer to them if I walked very gently and slowly. Only one would “dabble” at a time, so the other could keep an eye on me to make sure I wasn’t going to harm them. "A dabbler’s legs are positioned in the middle of the duck’s underside. When they are dabbling upside-down , they can use their feet to stabilize their bobbing. With their legs directly below the center of their mass, dabblers have good balance while walking and wading."
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trekohio.com/2013/12/31/an-introduction-to-dabbling-ducks...
The mallard is a medium-sized waterfowl species that is often slightly heavier than most other dabbling ducks
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Forest on bike Laysan Albatrosses and Laysan Ducks dabbling in puddle at Residences Sand Island, Midway Atoll, Hawaii.
March 27, 2015
After dabbling in intermittent fasting (IF) for over six months, I’ve experienced some tremendous benefits including weight loss, improved digestion, increased mental clarity, better sleep, and getting a handle on my sugar cravings. But it wasn’t without making a few errors along...
Following on from dabbling with a bit of macro work with the EOS M I went out with a macro setup on the 5D Mk3 - a first! - despite owning the lens and convertor for years, I have never used them before. I wandered around Slaithwaite and along the Huddersfield Narrow Canal towpath. The light was very poor. Trying to handhold, get depth of field and accurate focus in the gloom was really hard. I tried different settings and ended up at ISO 1000. Besides meeting loads of people I knew, including my oldest daughter, I got some politely curious looks. Shame about the light, critical as it is.
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Classic kiwi Landrover with antlers, boots amd hide. Taken in the Woolshop at Greta Point, Wellington, today