What an adorable family of wood ducks you photographed during their visit at the pond! Even with her muted colorings the female's plumage is quite lovely and the male is a colorful work of art.
I also got a kick seeing the ducklings snuggling with the turtle - definitely a first for me. Parents better teach the little ones to be weary of snapping turtles though or there will be less quack, quac..., qua... sounds!🦆🐢
How have you been doing? @chromiumone
Great seeing you posting again!💫
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 =)