This ia a male mallard, you can tell from the grey and green. The girls are brown. This was taken round about this time last year. He is standing on a frozen bit of the pond! That is what I am gonna miss most about my injury, not getting out anytime soon and seeing nature. Once I am able to walk, I might hobble into my garden and see what I can find, so at least I will be posting current photos. Let's hope I can weight bear soon.
Wishing you all the best for your continued recovery.
ReplyDeleteThe photo is lovely.
Mucho frío tiene. También lo tenemos en Béjar.
ReplyDeleteBuen 2026 Ananka.
Un abrazo.
May you take other photos of such marvelous creatures soon.
ReplyDelete...it has on its down swimsuit!
ReplyDeleteWe are all rooting for you. Even the Mallard.
ReplyDeleteThe time goes by Ananka, day by day things improve.
ReplyDeleteDear Ananka! I pray for your recovery!
ReplyDeleteThat poor thing says Brrrrrrr! I hope you are able to get around some really soon.
ReplyDeleteA lovely photograph.
ReplyDeleteBe patient you will get there... and all your blogland friends are thinking of you.
All the best Jan
It is appearing at ease on its own
ReplyDeleteLinda imagen. Te mando un beso.
ReplyDeleteI'm fine looking at your old pictures until things improve.
ReplyDeleteYou are on the mend...give yourself and your body some time and you will be new again :-) I wonder if it's too cold for the duck too.
ReplyDeleteIt's funny to see the ducks standing on the ice in the wetlands--- when there IS ice. We've avoided that sort of thing so far this winter.
ReplyDeleteLovely photo of the mallard, but it does look cold, (the weather, not the duck).
ReplyDeleteI used to have a Mr. and Mrs. Mallard. I told people I had them since they were an egg which sounds weird but was true. We found a nest in one of the fields with a lot of feathers and a wing so obviously something had taken the mother. The eggs were still barely warm so we brought them back and put them under a broody hen. Two hatched and we kept them in a run by night and let them go free by day. They never attempted to leave us.
Lovely photo!
ReplyDeleteI hope you're back on your feet soon. Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteDucks are so cute. I hope you are doing better.
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