Walking with a duck.

Mallard, Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, April 14, 2021.


While out on my daily bike ride I came across this mallard duck walking down the forest path.
I got off the bike and walked several hundred meters with him as I took his photo.
Eventually he got tired of waddling along and he flew away.
A nice interlude.
Anas platyrhynchos
The Mallard is the ancestor of nearly all domestic duck breeds (everything except the Muscovy Duck). Domestic ducks can be common in city ponds and can be confusing to identify—they may lack the white neck ring, show white on the chest, be all dark, or show oddly shaped crests on the head.
Source -Cornell Lab of Ornithology- All About Birds

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