Duck!

Looked out the window, saw a duck flying through our trees. Saw another duck. They landed. In a tree! Ducks, in a tree.

I was incredulous!

Grabbed the binoculars. Everyone who lives near trees should have binoculars.

Yes indeed, ducks.

They were pretty far away. But I could see them. The male had crazy markings on his head! Stripes. Bright, twisty colors. Like hot 1980s graphics!

They are "wood ducks"! Descriptive names are the best names.


Somebody else's picture!

They have webbed feet with claws. They can perch. And they can swim.

They're actually pretty common. But it was my first time.

2 thoughts on “Duck!

  1. joel hanes

    If you have a largeish hollow tree maybe fifty to one hundred feet from water, they might nest in the hollow.
    You can put up purpose-built nesting boxes — and if they’re lighting in your tree, maybe you should.

    When the ducklings *jump* from twenty feet up before fledging it’s heart-stopping, but they’re resilient and eventually follow mama down to water where they’re safe again.

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