A drake Mallard (Anas platyrhychos) looks out across the water of Mill Lake. I’m always amazed how that Green head can change colour in the light!
2018/04/08 | Categories: Abbotsford, Duck, Mallard | Tags: Abbotsford, Anas platyrhychos, Bird, drake, Duck, Mallard, Mill Lake, Nature, Outdoor | 4 Comments
A Northern Pintail (Acer acuta) looking very handsome as he swims through some greenery on the water.
2018/01/19 | Categories: Birds, Duck, Uncategorized | Tags: Bird, drake, Duck, male, Nature, Northern Pintail, Outdoor | 4 Comments
A most handsome duck is the Mallard (Anas platyrhychos). He also is one of my favourite ducks! Wherever one goes there seems to be Mallards. Three Cheers or Quacks for Mallards!
2017/11/26 | Categories: Birds, Brydon Lagoon, Duck, Langley | Tags: Bird, Brydon Lagoon, drake, Duck, Langley, Mallard, Nature, Outdoor | 2 Comments
A beautiful drake Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) standing on a big log in the water at Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary in Ladner, B.C. The sun was lighting this guy up quite nicely!
2017/03/23 | Categories: Birds, Duck | Tags: Bird, Dabbling Duck, drake, Duck, Nature, Reifel | 4 Comments
Here is yesterdays mate. A male Hooded Merganser. He has such a wonderful hood. Here he is an a golden hour pond. The movement of water and light and reflection interests me a great deal. This is a great example.
2017/01/26 | Categories: Birds, Duck | Tags: Bird, Diving Duck, drake, Duck, Golden pond, Hooded Merganser, male, Merganser, Nature, Reifel | 10 Comments
A drake Mallard in full stretch.
2016/10/17 | Categories: Birds, Duck | Tags: drake, Duck, Langley, Mallard, Wings Stretched | 4 Comments
A pair of drake Mallards. One having a bit of a stretch!
2016/10/11 | Categories: Birds, Duck, Mallards | Tags: B.C., Brydon Lagoon, drake, Duck, Langley, Mallard, Stretching, Underfeathers | 4 Comments
A Gadwall Drake
2016/05/07 | Categories: Birds | Tags: B.C., drake, Gadwall, Ladner | 7 Comments
Here’s an Odd Couple. A drake Ring-necked Duck and a hen Bufflehead Duck. Maybe they’re just friends! I dunno!
2016/04/11 | Categories: Birds | Tags: B.C., drake, hen, Ladner, Ring-necked Duck | 6 Comments
Here’s the Woods! Mr. & Mrs. All sent for the busy season
2016/03/31 | Categories: B.C. | Tags: B.C., drake, hen, Ladner, Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary | 4 Comments
Here comes Mr. Wood chugging along leaving quite a wake behind him.
2016/03/22 | Categories: Birds | Tags: drake, Multi-coloured, reflection, Wake, Wood Duck | 4 Comments
A drake Mallard found himself a quiet corner of the marsh to do his daily preening of the feathers. Being Spring his colours are bright and shiny to impress the girls!
2016/03/20 | Categories: Birds, Ducks, Uncategorized | Tags: B.C., drake, Ladner, Mallard, Marsh, Preening, Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary | 4 Comments
A drake Mallard proudly swims by his mate.
I love all the different colours in the water!
2016/01/06 | Categories: Birds, Ducks, Mallards | Tags: Aldergrove, B.C., drake, hen | 6 Comments
A Mallard drake.
He’s either preaching to the cheap seats or leading the choir!
2015/11/12 | Categories: Birds | Tags: drake, Mallard | 6 Comments
A proud Mallard drake
2015/09/16 | Categories: Birds | Tags: drake, Duck, Mallard | 6 Comments
The problem with moulting is that one always has a mouthful of feathers!
So says this Mallard drake!
2015/08/15 | Categories: Birds | Tags: drake, Duck, Feathers, Mallard, Moulting | 6 Comments
A preening Mallard drake and his wonderful orange feet
2015/02/02 | Categories: Birds | Tags: B.C., drake, Duck, feet, Ladner, Mallard, orange | 6 Comments
In life, do like the Mallard, make a big splash!
2015/02/01 | Categories: Birds | Tags: drake, Duck, Mallard, Splash | 4 Comments
Here’s a drake Mallard preening. He remains as my number one duck right down to the curly little feather on his butt!
2015/01/21 | Categories: Birds | Tags: B.C., drake, Ladner, late fall, Mallard, Preening | 8 Comments
One of my favourite ducks, here’s a drake Mallard in all his glory!
All the Best of the New Year to all!
2014/12/31 | Categories: Birds, Ducks | Tags: drake, Mallard | 4 Comments
A Mallard drake in the golden light of the afternoon.
I was amazed at how the reflection from his head was so widespread on the rippled water.
2014/11/24 | Categories: Birds, Duck | Tags: B.C., drake, Duck, Ladner, Mallard | 4 Comments
Here I came to swim and nobody told me it was walking only
2014/11/17 | Categories: Birds | Tags: B.C., drake, Frozen water, Ladner, Mallard | 6 Comments
A pair of Mallards catch a little quiet time
2014/10/20 | Categories: Birds, Ducks | Tags: drake, hen | 4 Comments
Here’s a proud Northern Mallard. Why? Because all the local Mallards are in eclipse plumage. This guy has all his bright colours. Puts the locals to shame!
2014/09/22 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: B.C., drake, Ladner, Mallard, Reifel | 5 Comments
