Pleasant Duck Photographs

A break in the clouds this past Sunday afternoon made for some nice lighting for duck photography on Presque Isle Bay. First up, a classic portrait of male and female Mallard:

Mallards on Presque Isle Bay

Seems like usually ducks break in the wrong direction and/or against the light. (“Break” = startle and take flight.) Here, lucky that neither was the case, with a rather beautiful shot of Lesser Scaup:

Scaup in flight over Presque Isle Bay

Following all Scaup (Greater or Lesser) and Mallard: