CLOUDY DAY DUCKS

SELF | Jan 11,2009 | swampsniper

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Cold weather front moving in, Sunshine may be scarce for a while. These are Hooded Mergansers, migrating North..

[pandoraou812]

I’ve never seen ducks like that before. Beautiful! Thanks

[SWAMPSNIPER]

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[the invisib1e hand]

Probably the most intelligent thread going right now.

[Flycatcher]

The male hooded merganser is unquestionably beautiful, but there's just something about the female's pompadour that ya gotta love!

Thanks.

[Mikey_1962]

Very skittish birds.

I used to see them on a pond in Ohio in Late February, heading North.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Hey, I'm a high class Redskin Redneck!

Can't do a damn thing about politics right now, may as well chase birds until I see a chance.

[the invisib1e hand]

Can't do a damn thing about politics right now

Well, you did say they were "migrating," didn't you? That might offend some FReepers.

[yarddog]

Be kind to your web footed friends.

[martin_fierro]

Well, they look like ducks.

And they swim like ducks.

But do they walk/quack like ducks?

[rockinqsranch]

Thanks SWAMPSNIPER. We enjoy your photo postings.

[Northern Yankee]

Pretty ducks... but not real good eating.

Great pictures.

[bravo whiskey]

i like ducks but i detest geese.

[TribalPrincess2U]

Ahhhhh, pretty ducks.

[gardengirl]

Cool pics, Swampy! Cold weather headed our way too and I noticed the other day that the oak trees are already bronzing up. They’ll get zapped. Sposed to be a high of 30 Thurs and Fri. Sigh. One way or the other—make up your mind! We never know whether to wear shorts and carry long johns or vice versa.

[TribalPrincess2U]

We need more of these types of threads. Calming.

[cripplecreek]

We don’t see the hooded mergansers here but I like the common mergansers better anyway. They usually show up about the time the ice breaks up. They stay for a few weeks and leave thousands of dead fish in their wake.

[Randy Larsen]

Are thoe golden eyes?

[PERKY2004]

Wonderful photos!

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Hooded Mergansers.