Cold Duck

This morning I noticed some Common Mergansers on the creek as I drove to work, so paid particular attention as I crossed the bridge at the edge of our property at work. Sure enough, a couple ducks were down there, so I walked back down after parking the car and found 15 Black Ducks and 5 Mallard--firsts for the office list this year. After days of trying to keep up with the latest avian influenza news online and elsewhere, good to spend a few moments with some real ducks.