When I went out to photograph the sunrise, I heard some ducks on the pond. The black-bellied whistling tree ducks objected to my presence and took flight.
The mallards, however, decided I was harmless and stayed around.
Ducks at Dawn
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Tag Archives: Mallard Ducks
Synchronized Dip
Breakfast time on Lady Bird Lake.
Baby Bird Watch, Days 9 & 1
The Mockingbird nest is empty. I can hear the shrill call of the baby birds; they are hidden somewhere in the Mesquite trees or in the knee-high grass.
Empty Mockingbird nest
Now we have a Mallard hen hanging out underneath a larger Italian Stone Pine tree. Maybe she is nesting. Today is Day 1 on her watch, so we’ll see.
Mallard hen (looking at her back), maybe on a nest of eggs
Baby Bird Watch: Days 9 & 1
Afloat: Weekly Photo Challenge
At McGovern Lake in Houston, Texas.
Female Mallard duck and her ducklings
