Maybe the duck in the foreground had just come up from diving and startled the other duck. The ducks are creating nice ripples in the water. Given it was October they are probably fueling up and getting ready for another leg of their trip south.
Thank you for the interesting comments Debra. The guy look healty and for sure going south pretty soon.
He sure is lifting himself over the water. The motion here gives a mix of colours and patern I realy like. Thanks for commenting Heather..