https://bzimmer.ziclix.com/tags/duck/ Recent content in Duck on Hugo en Mon, 22 Dec 2025 21:47:17 +0100 https://bzimmer.ziclix.com/2008/11/08/mallards-white-blue/ Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000 https://bzimmer.ziclix.com/2008/11/08/mallards-white-blue/ <p>My daughter loves to toss leaves into water, ducks love to storm to thrown food, perfect.</p> <figure> <a data-fancybox="Mallards, white, blue." href="https://photos.smugmug.com/i-NhkRCTt/0/M/i-NhkRCTt-M.jpg" data-caption="ducks, leaves, seattle"> <img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/i-NhkRCTt/0/M/i-NhkRCTt-M.jpg" alt="ducks, leaves, seattle"> </a> <figcaption>ducks, leaves, seattle</figcaption> </figure> <p>The posse circles waiting for food.</p> <figure> <a data-fancybox="Mallards, white, blue." href="https://photos.smugmug.com/i-DqsFjXT/0/M/i-DqsFjXT-M.jpg" data-caption="male eating leaves"> <img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/i-DqsFjXT/0/M/i-DqsFjXT-M.jpg" alt="male eating leaves"> </a> <figcaption>male eating leaves</figcaption> </figure> <figure> <a data-fancybox="Mallards, white, blue." href="https://photos.smugmug.com/i-p37rV5K/0/M/i-p37rV5K-M.jpg" data-caption="action"> <img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/i-p37rV5K/0/M/i-p37rV5K-M.jpg" alt="action"> </a> <figcaption>action</figcaption> </figure> <figure> <a data-fancybox="Mallards, white, blue." href="https://photos.smugmug.com/i-3sJFW69/0/M/i-3sJFW69-M.jpg" data-caption="juvenile"> <img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/i-3sJFW69/0/M/i-3sJFW69-M.jpg" alt="juvenile"> </a> <figcaption>juvenile</figcaption> </figure> <p>Action!</p> <p>I noticed not all the what-I-believed-to-be-Mallards were of identical coloring, some having white bibs and no white band around the neck. I consulted <a href="http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Mallard_dtl.html">Cornell</a>:</p>