I thought I would share the ducks from the neighborhood stream. They are Mallard Ducks which are the most prevalent in our area. How many do you see?
The males can be spotted by the bright green heads and great coloring.
The females are a more protective brown color for safety.
This one males head was so deeply colored it almost looks black.
As you can see there is a pretty good flock that inhabits the small stream. I can see them here on most days as I cross a little bridge.
There are of great camera critters out there. Go and visit a few.
Great photos. Looks like you have an abundance of wild life to enjoy.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful week.
See you found some green heads. Nice shots. Blue Skies.
ReplyDeleteGives me cold feet to look at this.
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed seeing the Mallards.We will have to waita few more months before they arrive back here.
ReplyDeleteBlessings Ruth
Tom, Beautiful pictures---but like Aileni said, it makes me COLD to watch them!!!!
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Beautiful ducks! Last week I had mallards on my blog.They seem omnipresent!
ReplyDeletehavenm't seen ducks in snow of late. I enjoyed the contrast..sandy
ReplyDeleteI'm really fond of ducks. I used to live on the Thames at Runnymede and had a whole flock waddle up to the back door for breakfast each morning!
ReplyDeleteSuch characters.
I love the brilliant male coloration!
ReplyDeleteHi Tom! They are a beautiful duck. The males so handsome and the females so proud. Lisa
ReplyDeleteWonderful ducks... I love the Drakes in the sunshine and how the greens just shimmer so beautifully.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen too many birds right now and that's a good thing with this arctic front above us.
I imagine they are tucked away somewhere warm, I hope.
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas, my friend.
Marcell and I made a toast for you and your family for a happy and healthy New Year for 2009.
((Hugs))
~Michele~
Lovely photos. When I was younger the town we lived in had a pond near our home and I used to always go and sit on the bridge and watch the ducks.
ReplyDeleteWe have a lot of Mallards in our area too. They are so pretty to me. Great photos.
ReplyDeleteMallards in the snow. I just don't think of them as snow birds. The males look so good with the snow.
ReplyDeleteOur mallards are in hiding for winter. Nice to share your beauties.
ReplyDeleteI love ducks! We adore our little Huey and Lewis. They are just delightful and make such funny sounds when contented our announcing a food-find or simply snoozing in the sun.
ReplyDeleteToo adorable for words!
Blessings!
Lacy
No matter where you go, if there is water, you can be sure to find Mallards. :)
ReplyDeleteAll very beautiful photos, Fishing Guy. I like a lot the second and the last one.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful mallards. Very nice shots!
ReplyDeleteThree boys and a girl in the first picture, but that last photo has a whole lot of ducks.. glad to see you've got them all in a row..lol..
ReplyDeleteGreat Mallard shots, FG.
ReplyDeleteI like their little orange feet.
How do they keep from freezing in that ice cold water?
WoW Look at em all! My mom would love to be there in the midst of them all!!!
ReplyDeleteI love the male's colors - the green heads are beautiful. We lived on a canal in FL and had white ducks - boy, could they make a huge mess on our sidewalks!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!
Fishing Guy, hope you and your family had a great Christmas Day and our still in holiday celebration mode.
ReplyDeleteThat was a just ducky post.Nice shots of the water too. Take care, and Happy, Happy New Year from Joann and Jack
Great photos! Right now we have all kinds of waterfowl passing through, mallards are among them, beautiful birds.
ReplyDeleteI loved the one with the snow in the background. Very nicely done.
ReplyDeleteI'm playing Camera Critters for the first time this week! It's here.
Great pictures of the ducks. We have ducks and geese in our area. I love watching them fly over.
ReplyDeleteHow pretty! That IS a nice sized flock - great photos!
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