Mallards are good-looking birds, and the males, in season, are brightly coloured. Their orange feet, though, are usually underwater; by some odd chance all the mallard photos I took the other day had them showing off the feet, too.
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| Male, sleeping. |
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| Another male, awake. |
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| Two males, one female, caught in flight. Showing off those purple speculums, too. |
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| Coming in to land, they look awkward, almost standing upright in the air. It works. |
The mountain peak at the far right of the last photo is Mount Doogie Dowler, also known as "Cowboy's Hat". It's over on the BC mainland.
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Los patos ánades, Anas platyrhynchos, especialmente los machos en la época de reproducción, lucen colores brillantes. Pero las patas anaranjadas casi siempre están escondidas bajo el agua. El otro dia, me tocó la suerte de que esas patas salieron en cada foto que saqué.
- Un macho, dormido.
- Otro macho, despierto.
- Tres ánades reales, dos machos y una hembra, volando. También están mostrando sus espéculos color azul fuerte en las alas.
- Bajando hacia el agua, parecen ponerse de pie en el aire; un aspecto sin mucha gracia. Pero funciona.
La montaña a la derecha en el fondo de la cuarta foto se llama Mount Doogie Dowler, y también se le ha dado el nombre de "Sombrero de Vaquero".
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