Six bumps on a log

Great Lakes region, USA. July 4th 2026.

Look at these adorable mallards! They were such cooperative subjects too. My heart is melting.

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Astronut@lemmy.zip · 8 pts · 55d (2 replies)

Them are ducks

Them are quackers

Them sonsabitches

Love eating crackers

Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe · 5 pts · 55d (1 reply)

QUACK!

Hey, you lived up to your name today! 😉

JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social · 7 pts · 55d (1 reply)

I almost want to say that right up there with parrots and a couple others, ducks are some of the most beautiful and cutest of all Aves.

And yet the males are such complete, predatory, awful bastards when it comes to sex.

*foof*

Yeah, unfortunately the males get a little rapey.

Yaky@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 55d (1 reply)

Whenever I see a group of ducks like that, I am never sure if those are female mallards with juveniles, or black ducks. Any way to distinguish them?

Great photos BTW, I really enjoy your posts.

Thanks!

Usually the hens are with the ducklings. Black ducks are pretty uncommon where I'm at, but they look quite a bit darker than mallard hens IMO.