Hello @ninahaskin I'm doing well thank you. Much better now that I stopped working so much.
Hope all is well with you these days.... Nice to see your still around the Hive ;)
The Wood Ducks were a pleasant surprise. The coloring on the female is muted due to she is the one who tends the nest and she is colored to blend in with tall grass, brush, etc. The females pictured wouldn't flap their wings for me but they have brilliant bands of dark iridescent blue and green feathers that almost glow in the sunshine. The male on the other hand... the only place he could hide a nest would be like a Crayon factory.
Also we don't have snapping turtles here, I'm not sure but I think they are common Western/Pond Turtles, the ones at this pond have always been very docile and don't bite they ether flee or fort up lol.
Thanks for dropping by =)