Yesterday I saw the male gadwall in the top photo standing on a little clump, in the same location that I've been seeing him for several days now, emitting his low, nasal mepp sound. I had been seeing a pair in the same spot, so presumably the female is nesting nearby. Today I saw the male mallard (bottom photo) standing on the same little clump. I know it doesn't look much like a mallard; that's because it's a cross between a mallard and a black duck, which isn't unusual. There are a number of these strange looking hybrids at the marsh, usually hanging out together.
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