Aquatic Birds

Ever See A Duck Play With Its Food?

I had fun watching this scaup toss and juggle an acorn. It would drop it in the water and dive after it. Come up and toss it, catch it and juggle it in its beak. Never really saw it swallow so I'm not sure if this was food or just a toy.
Male Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
Cottonwood Park Richardson Texas

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