Tag: mallard duck
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Best of February
The birds have been a bit elusive this winter. I think it’s because it’s been so dry, and even more, so warm. But now that the days are getting longer, we’re beginning to see a few more. A surprise visitor! When I snapped a couple of photos of this bird, I couldn’t really see the…
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Ducks!
I am a dryland girl. When I was growing up, there wasn’t enough open water around to entice any sort of waterfowl to land. So I never bothered to pay attention to ducks when I *did* see them. But now I’m going down the the Creek frequently — it lets me relax to see the…
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Cold Ducks
In the last three months, we’ve had 8″ of moisture. That’s an incredible amount of water for a region that normally sees 14-16″ for the entire year. It has been a cold, wet, gloomy spring. This morning, the dogs went berserk at something in the backyard. When we looked out, we saw a male and…
Amy Law, Science Geek 