A pair of male Mallards was chilling in the shade.
Breeding male shown in first five pictures and breeding female shown in last three pictures
With Heidi Eaton and Sharon Milito. Thank you, Sharon! Map locations are approximated.
Red/chestnut chest, yellow beak, black eyes. Flew away when I approached the animal.
With a sprinkler head in the photo for scale. It was here alongside orange crowned warblers.