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- 1Photographer jokes about promising ducks stardom●I assured them that I was from National Geographic and would make them big stars. 🤭 # nature # naturephotography # birds
A wildlife photographer shared a light-hearted caption alongside bird photos, joking that they told the mallards they were from National Geographic and would make them big stars. The playful nature-and-photography post is being shared among bird and nature photography fans, drawing amusement at the tongue-in-cheek line about the unimpressed duck subjects.
- 2Dog walker spooks mallards and egret mid-photo●Moments after this, someone walking her dog came around the tree on the shore side, spooking both mallards and the egret
A photographer crouched by the shore aiming a phone at mallards and an egret when a woman walking her dog came around a tree and scared the birds off. She apologized after seeing the camera pointed at the spot, and the photographer reassured her, then reviewed the shots anyway. The anecdote has drawn friendly attention for its gentle, relatable glimpse of wildlife photography's small mishaps.
- 3Louisiana wildlife commission to consider reducing hen mallard, pintail harvest●LWFC to take up reduction in hen mallards, pintails take
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission is set to take up a proposed reduction in the take of hen mallards and pintails during hunting seasons. The move would tighten limits on two duck species of concern among waterfowlers. Hunters and conservation groups are watching closely, as such changes directly affect bag limits and the state's popular duck hunting season.