Boerne, TX March 28, 2009 At last, I was able to see these pretty ducks up close! The last time I had seen them they were bobbing off in the distance on one of our local lakes. I liked the purple sheen reflecting off the head feathers. This fellow is in his breeding plumage, so he is a bit more brightly colored than at other times of the year. I like to tease my students that the male birds "wear the make-up" to impress the females! :)
Boerne, TX March 28, 2009
A Moorhen eating a water plant at Wakulla Springs State Park
