The Colours of Spring
A male mallard shines bright on water still reflecting the dull browns of early spring.
Ducks in a Row
Mallard ducklings prepare to go head to head with the turtles, in the “we can fit more on a log than you” category.
Transitions
A mallard duckling starts to look a bit ratty as its baby fur gives way to adult feathers.
There’s Always One
A mallard duckling tentatively looks back, making sure that mother is still close by.
Spring Colours
Some of the earliest colours of Spring, a mallard duck swims in the low sunlight of snug harbour.
Diving Mallards (video)
Our local mallards have learned a new behaviour: how to dive. Normally a dabbling duck, the extent of their underwater activities usually stops at mooning passersby and picking up what they can reach under the water’s surface. Some local mallards, however, have picked up the ability to completely submerge themselves, just like cormorants. Captured here […]
Mallard Adolescence
A mallard duck, half duckling fur and half adult feathers, swims by Snake Island.
Cute as a Duckling
Deliciously cute mallard duckings look as soft as kittens before their feathers begin to grow in.
