Hermann Park, Houston, Texas, 2017

Some wild birds adjust quickly to the comforts of a predator free and food rich public park environment. Hermann Park is a pleasant alternative to chasing skittish birds in the wild. I did not feed them- I did not have to. They are so used to being fed they came to me when I approached the water.

female Ring-necked duck transitioning to mating plumage
za1-10-17 Hermann Park 090B head shot, adult female Ring-necked duck, transition to breeding plumage-090
Redhead duck
za1-10-17 Hermann Park 132B head, Redneck duck-132
Ring-necked duck
za1-10-17 Hermann Park 061C side face sharp, Ring-necked duck male-061
za1-10-17 Hermann Park 684A, 1st year spring male Hooded Merganser-684