Camera Critters Sunday and Project Looking Through

My first post today is for the Camera Critters Sunday meme.

It was started by Misty Dawn of Misty's Musings. It is all about photos of animals/critters...pets, wild animals, farm animals, insects, birds, - you get the idea.

I'm always taking pictures of the wildlife in my yard so I knew this would be a good way to showcase those photos.

This week I am posting some photos of some ducks and a goose. I didn't find them in my yard; but at the local mall. That's right - at the mall. On this rainy day we had gone to pick up a tiller from the Sears store and as we were leaving the parking lot I spied two mallard ducks under a tree by the wall of the mall. I jumped out and approached them as quietly as I could. The captions under the pictures will tell you, as Paul Harvey would say, ....the rest of the story.

(Be sure to continue scrolling down for today's Project Looking Through Post.)

This is the lovely couple I spotted under the tree as they waddled among the wildflowers.
The lovely couple was kind enough to pose for me so I could take their photo.

The couple soon tired of the redhead with the camera and strolled off to find some privacy.
As they were leaving I heard a goose honking on the other side of the parking lot and drove over to find him heading for the water that had collected in a low spot between two grassy areas.

Already in the water were these two mallard ducks happily paddling away. I hope they weren't looking for fish!

Project Looking Through:

Through the Frame - Take Four

Pretty in Pink

This bush seemed to come out in blooms almost overnight. Since the blossoms were pink I searched around the house and found a pink frame to use as my prop this time. I wanted to stay with the same concept as my previous posts. I really like the reflection the sun is casting on the back of the frame. I experimented with an angle shot on this one; but I'm not sure I like it yet. I might need to work on that a little; but the more I look at it the more it's starting to grow on me!
For more Project Looking Through participants please visit Mark at his Regular Life blog.