We happened upon a mighty clutch of Hooded Merganser babies this morning. They were up under the aqueduct at Schoharie Crossing SHS. With the sparkling morning sunlight and their general overall cuteness it was a fine moment.
Then as they swam away from me up the tranquil pool, they all dove in precise unison. I suppose there was some signal from mama that the old lady up on the ramp was a threat.
It was an event of uncanny perfection. 10 ducks, swirl of water, 0 ducks, just like that.
It's the little things....
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| Many ducks and songbirds live out their summer under the aqueduct. |
So called bird brains have a wisdoom we will never know.
ReplyDeleteJan, so much fun to see, even if it did make it hard to get photos of them
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