Mallards

VJbirdwatching, photographybird of the week, birds, birdwatching, photos15 Comments

It’s springtime, and love is in the air, even for the mallards. This pair idled by, and while I tend not to photograph mallards, I bowed to their insistence.

Don’t fall for his apparent devotion, as soon as she gives birth, he’ll be off and other males will impose themselves on her, at risk to the children. It’s messy business with male mallards. Not ducky, at all.

(For Bird of the Week)

15 thoughts on “Mallards”

Victoria says:

April 28, 2023 at 11:44 am

When a subject arrives and they command your attention…even when you don’t want to give it? I love your admission that you will ‘bow to their insistence’. Yes, yes! You must! 😎

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1. VJ says:
  
  April 28, 2023 at 7:52 pm
  
  Lol. I accept that my judgment is my agenda.
  
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  1. Victoria says:
    
    April 28, 2023 at 7:53 pm
    
    🥰
    
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Wynne Leon says:

April 28, 2023 at 9:35 am

Not ducky at all…what a line!

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1. VJ says:
  
  April 28, 2023 at 9:59 am
  
  Lol. Couldn’t help myself
  
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Liz Gauffreau says:

April 28, 2023 at 9:28 am

A charming couple. Too bad the male is such a cad.

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1. VJ says:
  
  April 28, 2023 at 9:59 am
  
  Lol. Well said
  
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  1. Liz Gauffreau says:
    
    April 28, 2023 at 4:02 pm
    
    Thanks!
    
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tanjabrittonwriter says:

April 28, 2023 at 9:03 am

I still take photos of mallards, especially when their feathers shimmer in the sun.

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1. VJ says:
  
  April 28, 2023 at 9:59 am
  
  I know. Hard to apply human ethics to an animal….still
  
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Sadje says:

April 28, 2023 at 7:27 am

Not a family duck!

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1. VJ says:
  
  April 28, 2023 at 9:58 am
  
  No they are not!
  
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  1. Sadje says:
    
    April 28, 2023 at 10:31 am
    
    🤓
    
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paeansunplugged says:

April 28, 2023 at 7:24 am

Oh! I didn’t know that about male mallards.

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1. VJ says:
  
  April 28, 2023 at 9:58 am
  
  I discovered it after a pair of ducks nested near our house. Couldn’t understand why there was a line up of males after eggs.
  
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