Ducklings!

By Corey May 10, 2007 1 comment

Three broods, one of 11, one of 9, and one of 3, all in Congress Park in Saratoga Springs. I was wondering where all the female ducks had went…

Mallard mother and ducklings

Mallard duckling

oddball Mallard duckling

The oddball duckling was with what looked like a pure female Mallard, and all the other ducklings looked like normal Mallards. Was some egg dumping going on?

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Corey

Corey

Corey is a lifelong upstate New Yorker who recently took the plunge and moved to the city. He's only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list and broke the magical 300 barrier in New York State in 2007 by birding whenever he wasn't working as a union representative. He lives near Forest Park in Queens with Daisy and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B.

One Response to “Ducklings!”

  1. those are nice images-very sharp and colorful.-I once became confused about female Mallards thinking they might be female Blue-winged Teal.

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