Not so baby ducks

The baby ducks are teenagers now, but Mom still leads them around.  A turtle wached them pass by.

 

Family photo

The duck family posed for me on a log.  Those little guys have BIG feet!

 

Ducklings

The duck family was too busy eating to put their heads up for a photo.

 

Pomeranian?

In amongst all the mallards at the lake, there were two black ducks with white fronts.  I think they're Pomeranian Ducks, a domestic breed that probably got loose.  See what you think here.

 

Babies everywhere

Mama duck had her babies in a quiet part of the lake.

 

Ugly duck

Muscovy ducks must be the ugliest duck around.  (see here)

They're not native to this area, but have made a home around many of our lakes.

 

Mom needs a nap

Mama duck was sleeping, but the kids all had their eyes open.

Daddy duck was close by.

 

Black Duck

A new kind of duck showed up in the neighborhood pond.  Turns out they are American Black Ducks (see here).   According to my bird app they are rare in this area for this time of year.

 

Who is this?

I think, but I'm not sure that this is a male Gadwall.  (see here)

The black bill, light body and black tail are unusual.

 

Ruddy Duck

This is the time of year we get to see some different ducks.  They've abandoned the north woods, and come south.

This Ruddy Duck looks like a decoy to me.

 

Ducks

Around the lake we saw many different kinds of ducks.

A young Muscovy duck, not as ugly as his elders. (see here if you dare)

The ubiquitous Mallards

And even a rare sighting of the statuary duck.

 

Happy Mother's day

This new mom has her hands full!

 

Meet your reflection

Did he think he was meeting a friend?

 

Make way for Ducklings

It seems a bit late for ducklings, but there they are.

Duck family

Momma Mallard had the kids in tow.

Over the falls?

I watched these ducks get closer and closer to the edge.  They're not as dumb as they look, they turned away before the falls.

Paired up

Time for a nap?

Diving duck

I was trying to get a picture of a bufflehead duck, but they kept diving before I could catch them.  Well, I did get this one mid-dive.

Buffleheads

We are seeing more different types of ducks in our lakes.  These buffleheads were diving and swimming together.

Lake side

Mr. Heron, Mr. and Mrs. Mallard, and even a few turtles were out enjoying the weather.