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. 

Taking part in Saturday's Critters. Click HERE to see more creatures from around the world.

13 comments:

Andrew said...

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

Taken For Granted said...

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.

eileeninmd said...

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.

Sharon said...

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.

GreenComotion said...

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

Breathtaking said...

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

Debbie said...

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

Bill said...

Delightful ducks, great capture!

Cloudia said...

Love them!

Anu said...

Cute ducks.

Jenn Jilks said...

I haven't seen ducks in ages!

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

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

William Kendall said...

Cute duckies.