The word must have spread that the ice was off my pond as today I had seven wood ducks and a pair of geese swimming around. Although there was only one female wood duck, the colorful males sure brightened up the scene.

Wood Duck Pair

The morning sun reflected off my pond as three pairs of wood ducks enjoyed the quiet scene before the rain moved in.

Morning Ducks

Even though there was a few patches of ice left on my pond, some ducks finally returned last evening. There were three wood ducks and a pair of mallards all swimming around the pond and the female wood duck entered the wood duck house several times so maybe the weather will stay nice so she can lay some eggs.

Return of the Wood Ducks

Wood Ducks Preening

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I took a walk around outside, in an attempt to look for any mail which might have blown out of my mailbox from the windy days since it was blowing the door open, but there wasn’t too much activity happening in the field. With the pond still covered with ice, there are no wood ducks hanging around the pond, even though most of the snow is gone, at least temporarily.

No Ducks Yet

A rainy Sunday morning doesn’t lend itself for a walk in the woods to look at wildflowers as a majority of blossoms will be closed up with no sun shining, but there is some color to see, especially in the pond with some ducks playing and splashing in the water. My little pond has become a stopping place for eleven wood ducks and three mallards and at times it looks like water skiers when some of the males chase each other.

Male Wood Ducks