Couples - what you'd think and what you wouldn't think

There are 4 white ducks - domestic ducks - that are currently regulars on Lake Afton.  Two of the white ducks are a couple.  Then there is this Male Mallard who has chosen this White Duck as his girl.  Or has she chosen him as her fella? They're usually seen together or in close proximity.  I guess they have an inter-species relationship?

And here's the opposite of what you saw with our first couple.  The Male Domestic Duck, which can be identified by the curly tail, has chosen what we thought may have been a female Mallard but instead, we think she's a Female Black Duck.  She sits lower in the water when she swims and appears to be a little taller when she walks with him than the female Mallard. 

A typical Canadian Goose couple

And, when they travel in groups, these Canadian Geese are traveling in pairs.  You just counted eight of them, didn't you?

His girl was swimming ahead of him.  So much ahead that I couldn't get them both in the same pic.  It's a little hard to see, but can you see his curly tail which, in addition to his beautiful colors, shows that he's a male?

Here's his girl.  She was swimming so fast that she almost swam right out of my picture!  lol  I couldn't help wondering if ducks are like people and some have poor hygiene?  Maybe she's trying to get away from him because he doesn't preen himself to her liking.  Or maybe he ate something that gave him bad breath?

 

 

 

 

 

That's all for today :)