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    Geese, Mallards, and a Wood Duck - Migration Prep

    These water-loving birds seem to peacefully coexist in the same habitat.Notice that right in the middle of the picture, there's a lone Wood duck. He's the only guy of his species that I've seen around when I went to the Ottawa River's shores yesterday (Oct. 7th). Unfortunately, there was too much shade when this picture was taken, so we can't see the Wood & Mallard Ducks' iridescent plumage.

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    The Canada Geeese definitely seem to be flocking together more these days in preparation for their annual migration down south. I haven't seen any actual V-shape formations in the sky yet, but I'm keeping my eyes open for this phenomenon in the weeks to come.

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    I love watching these geese clumisly walk on the land and hearing their soft honking sounds that are quite pleasant to the ears. It's so sad that people regard them as pests :( . Yes, they crap a lot, but hey! It's natural fertilizer. People are always good at finding excuses for calling animal 'X' or 'Y' a nuisance, and trying to displace the so-called nuisance animals or simply 'controlling their numbers' (i.e. killing). Yes, these animals have adapted to living in urban areas, but did they have the choice? All the pretty waterways out there are now being built upon and altered by human presence. Now, don't get me wrong: I'm not one of those alarmist 'save the planet' weirdos who feels that we should go back to the Ice Age cave-man era, but we should nevertheless be more tolerant of nature and its animals. Anyways, what's prettier and more natural than seeing geese (and ducks) peacefully swimming in an otheriwse unremarkable river? Try to picture the river without its waterfowl (next summer, I'll try to take such pictures to show you what I mean); the river looks dead.

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    This last picture shows a chubby male Mallard Duck peacefully resting on a rock. Notice his bright yellow bill, his orange legs, and of course, his pretty iridescent green head. He looks very comfortable where he is; I wonder what he's thinking/dreaming about (apparently, birds actually do dream!).

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    • 8 October 2012
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