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)
One Woman's Quest II 
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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Lol. I accept that my judgment is my agenda.
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🥰
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Not ducky at all…what a line!
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Lol. Couldn’t help myself
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A charming couple. Too bad the male is such a cad.
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Lol. Well said
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Thanks!
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I still take photos of mallards, especially when their feathers shimmer in the sun.
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I know. Hard to apply human ethics to an animal….still
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Not a family duck!
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No they are not!
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🤓
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Oh! I didn’t know that about male mallards.
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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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