From My Perch

A new blog from another birder and this one a retired gramma.

I have a thousand thoughts running through my head and I should only say a few today. (Buy a notebook for the others.)

That is what I hope anyway, to share some birding thoughts for many days from my perch, pulpit, soapbox, car, truck, easy chair, knees in the sand, whatever.

I go birding at every vacation spot, or rather, I research the spot (not trips to family which is more precious) so that it becomes a birding trip. My husband and I like to bird in places with few people (many birds) so our most favorite places are national wildlife refuges (NWRs). There I try to take photos of every bird!


I can never resist grabbing the camera whenever I see some ducklings.


(Neither can my husband since he took 4 of these pictures.)


All pictures are of Mallards Anas platyrhynchos families seen in my front yard.


Funny, how the Mallard drake is missing in all these photos! I have seen the father (I think) following behind the family.


The largest family is with 13 ducklings of which about 6 grew to full size. I rate a mama Mallard's mothering skill on how many ducklings survive. I have seen a mama lose all of them. (She couldn't keep them in line.)


From My Perch is my blog to share some words and photos about my fascination with birds.