More Duck Families

The waterhole by the road was full of duck families and various blackbirds and/or grackles. I took tons of pics and couldn't identify everything.

Here are some duck families.

This first one might be a shoveler because of that bill.


Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata:
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Pintail maybe?:


With that one (pintail?), the female appeared out of the grass first, and then it was like more and more babies followed. lol I counted eight total on my pictures, but there could have been more.

Northern Pintail Anas acuta:
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Gadwall? Mallard?:


I think this one had nine? babies. Not sure. I hadn't realized ducks have such large families. After seeing all of these, I'll remember.

Gadwall Anas strepera:
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Mallard Anas platyrhynchos:
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