Chick and the mosquito
I was at Spenard Crossing this morning and saw a Mallard hen with four very young chicks. The chicks were literally dancing across the water apparently eating small insects and it wasn't until I got home and started to look at the images that I could finally see what insects they are going for. In this image it was a mosquito! The little chicks were literally running on the water they were racing around so fast. In this image you can see the chick really coming out of the water. And with all the mosquitoes that we have in Alaska - we need those chicks to work overtime!
Taken 28 May 2018 at Spenard Crossing, Anchorage, Alaska.
Chick and the mosquito
I was at Spenard Crossing this morning and saw a Mallard hen with four very young chicks. The chicks were literally dancing across the water apparently eating small insects and it wasn't until I got home and started to look at the images that I could finally see what insects they are going for. In this image it was a mosquito! The little chicks were literally running on the water they were racing around so fast. In this image you can see the chick really coming out of the water. And with all the mosquitoes that we have in Alaska - we need those chicks to work overtime!
Taken 28 May 2018 at Spenard Crossing, Anchorage, Alaska.