Hadwen Park (1/27)

On Saturday my Mom and I took a short hike at Hadwen Park. The water was mostly frozen over but the river was still open so there were still some ducks. We spotted Wood Ducks, Green-wing Teal, Mallards, Black Ducks, Hooded Mergansers, and a pair of Swans.

The funniest thing we saw was a male Mallard looking for food. He pecked at a leaf but it was under the ice. Then he found an acorn, picked it up, gave it a few chews and swallowed it whole. I've heard that acorns are packed with calories but I hope that he can digest the outer husk.