Duck Down

Description

I was heading to a popular lake and birding spot in Ottawa, when I spotted two mallard ducks, a drake and a hen, partially hidden in a patch of long grass along the trail. Mallards are very common here but I will always stop to photograph them when an interesting opportunity presents itself. The drake was waddling around, repeatedly bobbing his head in a display of courtship towards the hen. At times, only the top of its head was visible as it would duck down into the grass and then suddenly reemerge.

Taken By

Sierra Slogar

Taken On

December 4, 2024

Tagged

teal animal beak bird duck mallard waterfowl plant eye ducks,_geese_and_swans feather terrestrial_plant loon grass