Fall Ring-necks

 For a couple of weeks this Fall the local pond was full of Ring-necked Ducks.  It was the first time I had seen them in large numbers at this time of year.  There were several different plumage phases, adults and juveniles, male and female. They feed mostly on plant life at the bottom of the pond and I would venture to guess that most of that food supply would be exhausted after a period of weeks with that many birds feeding there.