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D is for Ducks

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At first glance it looks like the farmer grew a crop of mallards.

On second glance we can see that there are widgeons among them.

At third glance, in a close look near the bottom of the photo we can see that the farmer actually grew potatoes. Some were missed and have been unearthed by the ducks to nibble on. It’s not their first choice of food but who knows what other seeds or insects may be hiding alongside the potatoes?

D is for duck, but when they sense danger, they don’t “duck.” They fly!

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39 thoughts on “D is for Ducks

  1. Lynette d'Arty-Cross's avatar

    Hahaha. 😊 Yes, they do fly. I’ve seen them all over the parks in huge flocks like that, seemingly combing through the grass (they weren’t given any food). They should be able to find lots of insects and worms in a freshly turned field along with some potatoes! Great pictures, Anneli. That’s a lot of ducks.

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  2. kagould17's avatar

    Ducks of every description abound in Vancouver right now. The name duck is such a catchall term, with wigeons, scoters, goldeneyes, coots and others. Fascinating to watch and their plumage patterns are so intricate. We had to laugh yesterday as Parks staff cut the grass amid the ever present flock of Canada Geese. We could not tell if he was mowing the geese or herding them. Have a great day Anneli. Alan

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  3. besonian's avatar

    A lovely wildlife-and-nature aware post, Anneli – intriguing, inventive, lovingly written!

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  4. Klausbernd's avatar

    Dear Anneli
    A crop of ducks 👍
    Here our farmers grow geese 😉
    The Fab Four of Cley
    🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

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  5. shoreacres's avatar

    And of course when they sense danger and fly they recall a certain alternate search engine. “Duck, duck! Go!”

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  6. Book Club Mom's avatar

    I’ve never seen that many ducks together before. Thanks for showing the differences between them. We have Mallards and Widgeons on the Jersey shore, but I didn’t really know what a Widgeon looked like. And I was just about to ask you if you have Brant ducks near you, but I looked them up and they are actually geese. 😉

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  7. Peter Klopp's avatar

    Ducks in a potato field? That’s unusual. Ducks nibbling on potatoes even more unusual! Happy duck day, Anneli!

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  8. Writing to Freedom's avatar

    That’s quite the gathering of ducks!

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  9. John's avatar

    Wow! I’ve never seen so many ducks in one place like this, Anneli! Beautiful photos! ❤️😊

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  10. Ursula's avatar

    That´s really a field of ducks with some leftover potatoes. The ducks must have been very hungry!
    Nice pictures!

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  11. Jacqui Murray's avatar

    Ha! Love the twist at the end.

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  12. belindagroverphotography's avatar

    A delightful choice for “D” 😊

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  13. photofinlandrantasalot.wordpress.com's avatar

    What a huge crowd of birds! I like birds so much, in spring it feels so great to see all the birds flying back.

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  14. Lori's avatar

    Wow, that’s a lotta ducks and fowl. 😮

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  15. Jet Eliot's avatar

    Your duck migration is astounding, Anneli! And in a potato field. I’ve seen lots and lots of winter waterfowl migrations, but never this many ducks and never in a potato field. Wonderful.

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  16. Jet Eliot's avatar

    Well, to clarify (above), I’ve seen lots of ducks in migration but not mallards. In California we have mallards year-round.

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