You make our heart sing

This page: A male, or drake, mallard’s vibrant plumage — its iridescent green head, bright yellow bill and traffic-stopping orange feet — is instantly recognizable. This one is flying over the water near Sunset Bay. Photo by Robert Bunch

The retired photographer hasn’t cleaned his kitchen this week. He’s been too busy taking pictures. After more than 30 years as a professional working for newspapers and magazines, including nearly 20 years shooting for the Advocate, Robert Bunch, a 60-something Vietnam veteran, quit photography for pay and instead took it up as a hobby.

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Now he treks to White Rock Lake on an almost-daily basis (except in mid-summer, he says, when “it is too friggin’ hot”).

His preoccupation works in our favor, because after about a year and a half of this, Bunch agreed to share his best photos.

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Here is a look at White Rock through the eyes of a no-nonsense nature lover.