Duck, Duck, Goose

 

It's been so cold here that the seagulls have been ice skating on the bay but warmer weather is on the way I hear. 

Last weekend we were on a walk on the railway trail, a place we usually have to ourselves, when a big crowd of very excited folks with giant cameras on tripods descended upon us. 

It seems that there was a sighting of one of these unassuming little ducks. It's a Barrow's Golden Eye and apparently they are very rare in these parts. It went swimming by with a bunch of mallards, completely unaware of its celebrity status and then disappeared under the dock much to the crowd's dismay. What I'd like to know is how all those people knew it was here in the first place. So many questions.