"A Sand County Almanac"

"THERE ARE SOME WHO CAN LIVE WITHOUT WILD THINGS AND SOME WHO CANNOT."
"FOR US IN THE MINORITY THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE GEESE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN TELEVISION.".....Aldo Leopold



"LOOK DEEP INTO NATURE, AND THEN YOU WILL UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING BETTER".....Albert Einstein


“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves”.....John Muir


Sunday, April 28, 2013

Muskrat Pond, Installment Two

A pair of beautiful Wood Ducks has selected the pond as their home, at least for the time being.  I look forward to the day when they are leading a new brood of ducklings through the cattails...




 
Here the male shows its' colorful plumage...

 
The next two photos are of the same female.  In the first, the light is subdued...
 
 
This photo was taken in different light.  The color and textures of the hens' feathers are more visible...
 
 
The drake (male) liked the view from atop the muskrat lodges...

 
 
Time to clean up a little after swimming through all that pollen...
 
 
 






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