Another
lively afternoon at the Pond!
Hissing of the Wood Ducks
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| Stay away from my woman! |
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| And don't come back! |
The
regular Green maned wood duck searched in vain the entire time I was there for
a mate. He had his eye on a silver female, also a wood duck but that was
not a good choice. She was guarded by a rather sinister silver wood duck drake. He became positively menancing toward the green-headed duck. Two silvers glared and hissed at the
approaching Green-maned Wood Duck who, intimidated, slunk away.
Thereafter the
poor colorfully striped wood duck roamed the pond swimming with striped mandarins,
striped mergansers and striped ring tails who looked similar to him..but none of whom showed any interest in him.
I hope he has better luck today!The Cinnamon Teals
The
Cinnamon Teal and also the Ringed Teal were each going through love rituals
with hot prospects including rubbing up against one another, touching bills,
bobbing and other activities
Mandarin Drake Bathing
The beautiful Mandarin Drake was taking an extensive bath with an elaborate drying off and grooming ritual, splashing everyone in sight.The Abyssinian (Blue-winged) Geese
The abyssian
geese were their usual outspoken selves, walking around, surveying the scenes
and speaking loudly with each other.
Impeyan Pheasant
The pheasant made more appearances than usual, probably curious at all the activity
Respectfully
submitted, Carol
