"BOYS WILL BE BOYS"

Wood Duck (& Mallard) - 10 Photos

Except for the Mallard Duck in the last photo, the following photos highlight male Wood Ducks, who are most likely the runner-ups in the Wood Duck "The Bachelorette" real reality competition.

They hang out together, eating, sleeping & relaxing (Photo #1 through Photo #5) but as frustration is always close to the surface, there is the occasional "get out of my space" (Photo #6 & Photo #7) & perhaps a one upmanship when it comes to grooming (Photo #8 and Photo #9).

And then there was an encounter with a male Mallard Duck who was initially sitting on land with his mate. When one Male Wood Duck flew in, close to where the Mallards were resting & started splashing in order to clean his feathers, the male Mallard moved into the water & chased the Wood Duck away.

So off went the Wood Duck to find his own real estate to bask & groom.  Along came the pair of Mallards & again the male Mallard moved in aggressively to move the Wood Duck along (Photo #10). Not this time, Mallard. The Wood Duck might be small in size but wasn't going to be bullied this time. To paraphrase that line from the movie, "Dirty Dancing", nobody puts Woody in the corner! 

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PHOTO #8

PHOTO #9

PHOTO #10