Phil Colburn
17 September 2008
Location: Millstream
Time: 1200-1220 hours
Weather- Sunny and clear
While relaxing by the millstream today, I saw quite a few mallard ducks. They would walk around on the grass and float in the stream. They caught little pieces of food that people threw to them and were obviously very accustomed to associating with people. They would let most people get very close but would quickly shy away from actual contact, jumping into the millstream to get away. It seemed as though a few of them could not fly, as when chased, they would only jump into the millstream and paddle frantically away rather than taking off. Professor Craig did mention something about the males being unable to fly at a certain time of year, but exactly what he said escapes me.
17 September 2008
Location: Millstream
Time: 1200-1220 hours
Weather- Sunny and clear
While relaxing by the millstream today, I saw quite a few mallard ducks. They would walk around on the grass and float in the stream. They caught little pieces of food that people threw to them and were obviously very accustomed to associating with people. They would let most people get very close but would quickly shy away from actual contact, jumping into the millstream to get away. It seemed as though a few of them could not fly, as when chased, they would only jump into the millstream and paddle frantically away rather than taking off. Professor Craig did mention something about the males being unable to fly at a certain time of year, but exactly what he said escapes me.
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