Saturday, September 28, 2024

Ducks In Autumn

 

I did go to visit the ducks at James Gardens a couple of weeks ago and found that they were all juveniles. The adults must have been out foraging somewhere else. In this shot there are 2 females and 2 males (with the yellow beaks) but the males have not finished their final molts so there were no bright metallic heads or other colourings. There certainly were a lot of ducks so it must have been a good summer for raising chicks.

This post is for those of you who were missing my duck pics. 

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13 comments:

  1. AndrewSeptember 28, 2024 at 8:38 AM

    I do like photos of ducks, but I thought we spelt the same. Apparently not, molt v. moult.

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  2. Taken For GrantedSeptember 28, 2024 at 9:25 AM

    At this time of year the adult ducks are done parenting, and leaving their chicks to fend for themselves. Always good to see happy ducks.

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  3. eileeninmdSeptember 28, 2024 at 9:35 AM

    Always nice to see the ducks! I am glad to see the juveniles doing well. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a wonderful weekend.

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  4. SharonSeptember 28, 2024 at 9:50 AM

    You've made me want to go to the garden to see some birds or go to the Japanese garden to see some ducks. If only this heat would let up.

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  5. GreenComotionSeptember 28, 2024 at 12:40 PM

    The patterns in the photo (of the surface under water) is mesmerizing. Thanks for sharing. Be well!

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  6. BreathtakingSeptember 28, 2024 at 1:22 PM

    Hello :)
    Cute juvenile ducks starting a new life on their own. Lovely captures!

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  7. DebbieSeptember 28, 2024 at 2:14 PM

    a beautiful picture of the cutie pie juvenile ducks. and some great info on the molting, i'm not sure i would have noticed!!

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  8. BillSeptember 28, 2024 at 3:04 PM

    Delightful ducks, great capture!

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  9. CloudiaSeptember 28, 2024 at 6:15 PM

    Love them!

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  10. AnuSeptember 29, 2024 at 1:18 AM

    Cute ducks.

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  11. Jenn JilksSeptember 29, 2024 at 10:34 AM

    I haven't seen ducks in ages!

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  12. ~Lavender Dreamer~September 29, 2024 at 11:04 AM

    It's so nice to have a special place to see ducks!

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  13. William KendallOctober 4, 2024 at 9:03 AM

    Cute duckies.

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