I’m trying to identify the ducks that are suddenly showing up now that it’s getting cold up north. I finally managed to ID the mystery ducks that spent last winter on the pond near the house when they came back this year. It was easy to figure it out, once I realized they weren’t ducks, but were American Coots.
The other day, I rode down to a small lake near the house and saw these guys cruising along in the fading light.
The one in the back is a mallard, but I don’t know what the two ducks in front of him are. There were a few female mallards farther ahead, out of frame, but these aren’t female mallards.
Any duck experts out there want to help me out?
James Brush is a teacher and writer who lives in Austin, TX. He tries to get outside as much as possible.
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