Mallard Ducks In Rain On Visit To The Pond Public Park Scone By Perth Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K Autumn wildlife camera travel video clip of the sight and sounds of Mallard Ducks in the rain on a rainy weather visit and trip to the public park in Scone by Perth, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. " A day for the ducks " well, despite conventional thinking, rain is not lovely weather for ducks, because the rain washes away the oil in their feathers that lets them float. The Mallard, anas platyrhynchos, is the most familiar and widespread species of dabbling duck in Europe, including Britain and Ireland. Mallards are adaptable waders who live happily in tiny ponds in towns and cities as well as in marshes and wetlands in the wider countryside. Males and females are not alike. The male has a distinctive bottle-green head, a white collar, purple-brown breast and grey on the wings and underparts. The female has mottled brown plumage. Mallards are sociable ducks. The Mallard's adaptability to different types of environments has allowed them to spread to towns and cities. Some in parks and lakes can become very tame, especially if they are regularly fed by humans. Both the male and female have blue wing bars, edged in black and white. The male's bill is greenish yellow and the female's bill is orange-brown. Being in nature, or even viewing scenes of nature, reduces anger, fear, and stress and increases pleasant feelings. Exposure to nature not only makes you feel better emotionally, it contributes to your physical wellbeing. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome. According to the meteorological calendar, the first day of Autumn or Fall always falls on September 1. If you follow the astrological calendar, however, Autumn or Fall begins on Saturday, September 23 All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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