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I think this is a female Redhead leading her little group of ducklings across the reservoir, and one managed to convince her that its little flippers were just so tired and they couldn't possibly swim any further and could she just carry them a little ways?

A family of ducks swimming across a reservoir with a surface rippled by wind and dotted with insects. The adult female is in the lead to the right, her long neck rising up over a brown body, a domed head coming down into a dark (black?) bill. She appears to have a pale patch behind her eye. 5 little yellow fluffy ducklings are swimming behind her, a sixth is standing on her back looking forward. A pied-billed grebe is just on the left edge of the image, while an upright duck butt is visible in the distance.
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    squee Today I learned American Coot babies have little red heads!

    Look at the babies!

    Looking across the rippled water that is reflecting the green reeds on the opposite shore. An adult American Coot, it's round black body and distinctive white beak and forehead visible, is leaning forward to feed something to a small coot, it's baby feathers in complete disarray, and it's head covered in spikey yellow feathers with a red beak standing out clearly. Two other babies are swimming in the background to the left.
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    Some of the 32 species I saw today as I was driving around this morning. It was a beautiful day after the rain storm yesterday and it seemed the birds were out enjoying the cool spring morning under the bright sun.

    A snowy egret peers down into a shallow pond, its bright white body lifted above the rippled water. The long neck is tucked back against it's shoulders, brilliant yellow eye gazing down long a long thin black beak. The rippled water causes the bright reflection to distort just slightly.
    An American avocet hunts along the edge of a shallow lake. The black and white striped body of the bird is angled downward, its rust red head and neck focused on the muddy bottom of the lake, long curved black beak ready to snatch whatever it sees. The water is clear and shallow enough that the tracks of its hunt are visible, including where it circled around in a spiral as it went after some prey.
    A large dark turkey vulture perches on the end of a grey power line support. It's wings are spread to soak in the morning sun, revealing the light grey/white underside. It's bald red head and white tipped beak are visible as it preens it's chest. A clear blue sky fills the background.

    An eared grebe floats on the surface of a reservoir. The small diving bird has a reddish color to its body feathers, with the tail being a fluffy pink and white. Dark wings lay across its back, while a dark head is turned towards the camera, allowing the sunlight to illuminate the bright gold feathers that lay on the sides of its head. A bright red eye looks out over a sharp narrow beak.
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