bubbles

a mallard drake sticks his bright yellow beak below the water to skim up some tasty plant bits, blowing bubbles as he goes
a lovely brown mallard hen sticks her orange beak into the water, lightly blowing bubbles as she dabbles for things to eat

a mated pair of Mallards dabble and blow bubbles on the surface of a pond in Treefriend’s Marsh, January 28.