Walnut Ducks

Borrowed this photo from Ducks Unlimited

We saw two pairs of ducks in the branches of our walnut tree this morning.  Then we looked them up on the internet and the kids got to identify them: wood ducks.  Are they called wood ducks because they like to sit in trees?  A pair of mallards have also been hanging around the neighborhood.  I warned the female that if she lays an egg in our yard again like she did last spring, this time I'm going to eat it for breakfast.