Duck Season

Now that the ice is all gone, I am thoroughly enjoying seeing all the ducks feeding in the lake.  I've seen some American Coot, Common Merganser and Mallard ducks fishing up here on the north side of the lake.  They are small and blend in so you really need binoculars to observe.  Very hard to get a good photo; below are photos from the Cornell Ornithology website.  Have you seen any ducks?

 

Common Merganser

American Coot

Mallard

Spring!

I'm personally not a fan of Canada geese because they poop on everything and I think their population could be responsibly and ethically thinned; much like Senator Gillibrand.  They are actually good meat; we could kill two birds with one stone (pun totally intended).  Donate the meat to food pantries and keep our environment well balanced.

However, I have to say I screamed like a little girl when I saw the babies down at the beach tonight.  So very cute.  And boy, do they ever have a unique, shall I say, locomotion.