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Duck Race

December 21, 2014

Duck Race

Duck Race on a dark and rainy Afternoon, St. Mary Lake
Like a sailing race, the leader does not get bogged down with rules; it’s often much messier deeper in the paddling*.

*collective noun for a group of ducks in the water.

Filed Under: Animals, Nature, Sailing, Street, View Tagged With: autumn, fall, rain, reflection, St. Mary Lake

Comments

  1. tamar Griggs says

    December 21, 2014 at 4:41 am

    That is a heck of a lot of Common Mergansers, John!

    • John Cameron says

      December 21, 2014 at 7:30 am

      That’s about half, or possibly a third of the group. Why so many?

  2. William Kendall says

    December 21, 2014 at 1:53 pm

    That’s quite a paddling!

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