I've seen Mallards diving along the Cayuga Lake SP shore this season, maybe more than usual, maybe not. Yesterday I had a chance to watch one diving at Oak Island in Waterloo. The Mallard flock gathers around a Hen with a visible, bright speculum (top left of video) that is diving for food. If diving is a learned behavior the 100 other Mallards aren't getting it and she's the only one eating. The melee continues until the Domestics move in and break it up. Video at https://www.flickr.com/photos/105424358@N06/51008681556/in/datetaken/
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