Bossy Duck Returns!

It was very dark and getting ready to rain when I saw Bossy duck and another, older male, fly in to Del Cerro Point. They get fed there in the morning and he wanted to get something to eat.

Baby Doodle was also there and bossing Bossy around:

I also saw the male "friendly duck" there, but couldn't get a good photo of him.

It was difficult to get photos, at first, because it was dark. Then, it was raining, later, so I didn't get a whole lot of photos.

I did see Doodle's "place-keeper" there:

The geese were out milling about.  I think they liked the cooler weather.  Plus, not that many people were there to feed them today, so I think they were hungry.

It's too bad Hop-a-long Bill isn't around anymore, his ring-billed friends are beginning to show up.  It would have made him happy to see one of his own kind:

Baby Bob, feeding close to the ground:

 

I saw this eared grebe near the killdeers.  I think it's the same one that kinda hangs out there every year.

Killdeer photos:

I think the first photo is of George or another related adult, but the rest were of the youngsters:

A day made for ducks

While this morning was really nice, the afternoon turned very rainy and not that many people came to the lake, so all the duckies were very hungry and came running up to me. But, I forgot to bring food.

Tom was there as was Curly. Curly got mad that I was paying so much attention to Tom that he jumped on Tom's back and nipped his tail. It was funny to see, but Curly is tough! Later, Tom went and rooted around in the grass before going back out to the parking lot. Lately, he's been laying around in the parking lot much of the time. I don't know why.



Here's a new duck, she's a gadwall-mallard hybrid:



This is her with a male that loves her a lot:



Lots of wood ducks today:

Got anything good to eat?

I think Ducky's girlfriend is being too flirty with other males. Poor Ducky was chased away by the older males who challenged each other and were encouraged by head bobbing from the female:



Big Daddy was there:



As was his daughter and her mate:



Big Daddy2 and the chocolate ducks:



And, finally, Cinnamon and one of her boyfriends: