There's not much that is prettier than dogwood blossoms, is there!
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A blue dasher just warming up. This was still pretty early in the season for them.
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Mottled ducks--a bit unusual because they are the only duck adapted to breeding in southern marshes, the Mottled Duck is a dull relative of the Mallard. It is in danger of being displaced by introduced Mallards, primarily because of hybridization. You can see these a little better clicked to enlarge.
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