Ring-Necked Ducks Returned With Friends!

3/13/2023

In a set of photos that I took between March 1 and 7, you will see seven ring-necked ducks swimming in the pond. In the beginning of February, three males appeared in the pond and stayed for about two weeks. Then they moved somewhere else. Yesterday they came back, this time with another three males plus a female. You can see and tell how much they enjoy the party.

Mushrooms are my favorite objects. Here in one of the pictures, with a string of them on the bark of a tree, there appeared a human face on top of the string.

One day before I headed to the park, a handsome red-bellied woodpecker came by to say hello. I had a Canon SX740 camera on hand that allowed me to take a few snapshots. Enjoy!

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Brightwood Park is on the North end of Prospect Street. Go past Franklin School and look for the entrance on the left.

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