Skippy and I took a walk around the big pond today with lightly falling snow. Its our first snow in the Boston area. I brought my camera and took photos of the birds and ducks (and Skippy).
I’ve done my best to name the ducks. Please let me know if any are misidentified.
Mallard male
male Ring-necked ducks
female Ring-necked
sleeping Canvasback male
Hooded Merganser male
Hooded Merganser female
American coot
a puffy mourning dove (with blue eye shadow)
And finally – Skippy! (lightly sprinkled with snow)
These ducks (and the dog and dove) are a common sight at the big pond (Fresh Pond, Cambridge MA) in early winter. The ducks stay til the pond freezes over. I think its one of the biggest ponds in the area. All the small ponds are frozen over now.
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Brrr! I love the ducks. The dove looks cold! We are still in the 70's in Texas. We went for a walk at the beach this week. Posted pics on my blog. Expecting a cold front Christmas Eve, no snow though.
Kathy,
Hard to believe you just got your first snow there! Here in NC we have had at least an inch three times already! Think you got all the ducks correct!
Thanks Randy, I was wondering about those mergansers with the buffleheads….
What gorgeous looking ducks. We don't have that type of variety where we are. Skippy is just adorable.
What a great variety of ducks and some very nice photos, too. Skippy looks happy.