Thursday, April 12, 2012

Quack.


taking off

ducks in my site
It's spring, the birds are everywhere! The leaves on my tree are turning forest green, the grass is green, and the sun is shining. I spent most of my time watching the birds go about themselves. There was a male and female lingering along the shallow water drinking and eating food. Aside from the birds, the lawn was being mowed which obviously means the grass is growing, which means it's getting closer to summer.The two ducks were wondering up and down the grass nuzzling each other. Meanwhile, this lonely, male duck approaches them and the first male duck becomes very territorial. The first duck attacked the lonely duck and they all three flew away fighting for the female by pecking at her. It was a very eventful day. Most importantly everything is changing in my area. All the colors are turning and the atmosphere has changed significantly.

3 comments:

  1. I really like your post about the ducks!! :) very entertaining!!

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  2. So cool that you were able to observe this kind of behavior!

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  3. I think we could start a duck soap opera during phenology! I love watching their interactions and hearing their quacking. Very nice taking-off action shot, too!

    I can't wait until there are adorable duckilings out at our sites!

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