baby mallards

Not sure...he was told if he built a pond, they winter down south then come back. We don't have a pond so hmmm. He said maybe some babies for next spring. Otherwise, perhaps they'll just go free? We're in the country on 10 acres so we don't have neighbors complaining...actually the neighbors had some white ducks already this year!

Check out the murray mc murray catalog. Mallards aren't endangered...just can't hunt them unless they're in season. They fly instinctivally...no one needs to teach them. didn't mean to cause a discussion regarding this. Just they're a ton of fun...preening, bathing...etc. 

Cute picture.  They look like fun.

For part of my childhood I lived in a really small town, my parents got all rural on us and bought two ducks.  They were cute when they were little but they grow up to make aweful noises and they seem to like to chase small children...

Anyway, good luck

No one critiqued the photo. It seems sort of blah...not sure what.
the link to the catty is www.mcmurrayhatchery.com
Paula

You're right.  We got so lost in the cute little ducks that it looks like we forgot it was a picture

The depth of field is a little too narrow for me. I like that the ducks in the back blur out a little, but there don't seem to be enough of them in focus.  It seems like the two in the middle looking at each other should been the focus of attention instead of the one in front. 

The color also is a little dull.  Maybe bump the sats and see if that helps. 

Guess that was kinda the point for all this.
I think the DOF may be a bit shallow and the colors are washed out. Hope you don't mind but I tweaked it a bit.
Set black and white points in curves, gave it some overall contrast and some color contrast. Punched up the yellows in a hue/saturation layer. Tried some sharpening; not sure how successful that was.