Do These Look Cold?
Jan 27, 2017 18:31:41 #
This is at a drainage pond between the bypass and a local mall.
A local TV station was reporting air temperature of 25F and wind chill of 13F
{ducks were swimming into a 15 MPH headwind}
A local TV station was reporting air temperature of 25F and wind chill of 13F
{ducks were swimming into a 15 MPH headwind}
Jan 27, 2017 19:24:33 #
Jan 27, 2017 19:25:49 #
Jan 28, 2017 11:33:01 #
As I watched the birds, waiting for the picture I wanted {at least four birds and a glimpse of the snow-dusted shore}, I noticed that they were swimming in pairs - female followed by male. When I mentioned that last night to my wife, she did some online research and discovered that ducks generally pair off for life {although she did read about something that sounded like gang rape to her}. Apparently right now, they're just marking time, waiting for mating season {and warmer weather} to come.
Jan 28, 2017 21:29:00 #
Jan 30, 2017 21:33:22 #
The same area, seen from a greater distance. Now the open water is gone, replaced by ice and snow-covered ice. The ducks seem to have flown off to someplace, perhaps to where there is still some open water.
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