Life continues on the pond

[QuietOne]

"ooooh, it itches!"


The start of the teenage years. (This is a male mallard just starting to shed the juvenile feathers - you can see the green patch showing through. Some are really shaggy at the moment, but I haven't gotten a good shot of that yet)


"Nice neighborhood, let's stay" (There are a number of wood ducks that have taken up residence instead of moving on. This is a male and female pair, in non-breeding plumage).

[Iguanasan]

Nice duck shots. The first one is cute with your caption.

[Mad Aussie]

I like the eye of that male wood duck.

[OWLP]

Very nice series.

[Matt K.]

Nicely done, great captures.

[QuietOne]

Thanks, folks. There are still a lot of juveniles hanging around, so I may yet get a decent shot of teenage mange.