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Bird Party

Things around the pond are showing subtle signs of approaching Spring. No greenery yet, but the light has taken on a warmer tone. There are subtle hints that Mother Nature may soon be changing her wardrobe to a more verdant hue. OK, maybe not soon and those may be the hopeful whimpers of a frost bitten brain. But the daffodils are up 6 inches and the cluttered flyways are clear indication that the birds know that Jack Frost’s days are on the wane. In fact, for the last 3 days, temps have warmed up enough for us to log a few hours of porch time.
As a result, we were able to greet the arrival of 2 pairs of wood ducks yesterday morning . While they were diving for sprouts of early spring grasses, 3 mallards–2 males and a female–arrived.. The wood ducks had finished breakfast and left for points south when the resident Canada geese arrived. Then something interesting happened. The three mallards made an immediate beeline to the geese and they all left the water for a small grassy area next to the edge of the pond where they remained for the rest of the day. May be common behavior, but it’s the first we’ve seen. One of the male mallards was eventually kicked out of the party. Probably became too boisterous or made a move on the lady goose. Anyway, he moved off to sulk at the back of the pond. Today was much a repeat of yesterday. And we were again on the porch to watch the entire show. Maybe Mother Nature is making that wardrobe change a little earlier this year.

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