Friday, April 4, 2014

A ducky commotion


 Mallard males have been run off by the white duck...
 A woman who was closer to the scene told me that the white duck was mating with one of the grey ducks... and how long did I think they could hold their breath under water?
 He would use his bill to grab her neck every once in a while and pull her nostrils out of the water for a second.
 This went on for several minutes.  And I just took a few pictures, and stared dumbfounded. 
Then finally she was up and able to swim away...toward the Mallards.  But she wasn't exactly of that species either.

And the next day as I walked by, there's that little dark female next to her mate.  They should have some interesting looking ducklings, if he lets her raise them at all.  He seemed a bit aggressive.
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4 comments:

  1. UnknownApril 4, 2014 at 3:59 AM

    "Living in Black Mountain, NC" has been included in Friday's Sites To See for this week. Be assured that I hope this helps to point many new visitors in you direction.

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    1. Barbara RogersApril 4, 2014 at 9:12 AM

      Thanks Jerry...and I'll come see your site too!

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  2. MontanagirlApril 4, 2014 at 9:47 AM

    This is very interesting. That's pretty unusual to have cross-species mating I would think. You have caught a great sequence of photos.

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  3. Vicki LaneApril 6, 2014 at 3:36 PM

    Love...love is strange...

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