Hooded Merganser Couple

No road is long with good company.

~Turkish Proverb

Another walk down memory lane. I had to crop these really closely so they aren't the greatest of shots - and I guess that's why I didn't post them back in March of 2010 when I took them. My first and only sighting of Hooded Mergansers.

Mallard at the Duck Pond

In a world full of people who couldn't care less, be someone who couldn't care more.

~Author Unknown

About the image: Taken 02-18-12 at the Virginia Tech Duck Pond which is part of the Virginia Birding and Wildlife Trail.

About the quote: It has absolutely nothing to do with the image - but those words really spoke to me this morning.

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Muscovy Duck - A Unique Beauty

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

~Confucius

Taking joy in living is a woman's best cosmetic.

~Rosalind Russell

About the images: Taken 12-25-11 - Virginia Tech Duck Pond - Blacksburg, Virginia

Preening Mama Mallard

This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it.

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

A Feisty Lady

The best protection any woman can have ... is courage.

- Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Mallard Mom and Baby - Friday Feathers

The family is one of nature's masterpieces. ~George Santayana

Friday Feathers ~ Just Ducky

Build this day on a foundation of pleasant thoughts. Never fret at any imperfections that you fear may impede your progress. Remind yourself, as often as necessary, that you are a creature of God and have the power to achieve any dream by lifting up your thoughts. You can fly when you decide that you can. Never consider yourself defeated again. Let the vision in your heart be in your life's blueprint. Smile!

~Og Mandino

I have no idea what kind of duck this is. ID help is appreciated!