Mandarin Ducks A-Plenty!

Today's plans changed and, instead of having to drive all afternoon on this gloriously sunny afternoon, I had chance to return to the lake where I'd spotted mandarin ducks last week. I'm so glad I did :)) Still very much hidden under trees but I scrambled through brambles for a better view and managed to spot at least seven males and one female. I did lots of juggling of the exposure triangle, to keep noise to a minimum. I think I did a bit better than last time. I've not even looked at all the images yet but I've included a selection in extras.

Are You Gonna Share? in my b&w journal

Wings in 'My Third' journal

Thank you very much for all the great comments, stars and hearts for yesterday's 'Cyclamen'!