Remember that roadtrip game as a kid? Or maybe still do like me playing with myself? …oh wait, playing by myself early in the morning just so I can quickly add to my daily bucket list “learn one new thing each new day” 😎
So this morning I’m tossing leftover bread over the pier railing to the mallard ducks wading below, and suddenly breaks out this god awful racket…! I peered over the railing to see a leucistic drake apparently laying down some new housekeeping rules with his brood. Never ever saw a leucistic duck, only once a Robin. The color variation is clear: drakes have green heads and brilliant sapphire blue wingbars that can be seen on the younger drake, lower right., plus the total difference in feather tone in general is obvious. Anyway, maybe dad’s a little pissed where the young-un’s hung out all night? Who knows? 🤭 …but since it was early in the morning, here, have some Nilsson 🎶
