Sep 13, 2023

MALLARD STUFF TODAY


I went to the park later this morning, hoping I could sketch until time the postal bank opened. I needed to go draw some money to pay my husband back for a recent loan. Peter the Kawasemi seemed to know I wanted to sketch, because he came out today.

This morning's picture was with the mallards. But the post, much too small, makes Peter's prize catch of the fish trailing from his beak look like his belly! Maybe I should've drawn its tail flicking to the right. Next time.

They were 2 of the 6 ducklings born last summer. Now that they're big enough, their father, M&M, spends much time with them (before, the mother allowed only another female mallard to get close).

In fact, afterwards, I saw him at Step Creek with all 6 ducklings. This is M&M. Er, maybe he was with Nancy plus her 5 grown ducklings. Now that they're so big, I can't differentiate them from their mother anymore.