After the Molt....
A pair of contented mallards on Mill Creek, she waiting patiently as he re-grows his handsome emerald green head colors after the semi-annual molt. This drake has already has his critical "flight feathers" back, and so his three weeks or so as a "sitting duck" are finally over and he can fly again. She'll molt a little later in the season; let's hope he's as patient when her time comes. :-)
After the Molt....
A pair of contented mallards on Mill Creek, she waiting patiently as he re-grows his handsome emerald green head colors after the semi-annual molt. This drake has already has his critical "flight feathers" back, and so his three weeks or so as a "sitting duck" are finally over and he can fly again. She'll molt a little later in the season; let's hope he's as patient when her time comes. :-)