Our family is having such a good time learning about autumn ponds.  There’s tons of life still to be found as colder weather approaches.  Including plant life!  You can read about our pond plant study by visiting this post on my personal blog.

Our lastest pond study led us in search of migrating waterfowl.  Aren’t these mallard ducks beautiful?

There were hundreds of ducks on this large pond!

Looking for food from the bank.

Looking for food while happily paddling.

Food found!

Happy ducks.

Happy duck hunters!

Ducks are some of the friendlier waterfowl we’ve found.  Geese haven’t been quite as forgiving about the noise that comes with two busy naturExploring boys.  Nor have the herons, hawks and other birds that we see flying off in the distance as we approach a pond.   Oh well, there will be time for peaceful pond studies in the years to come.  Right now, I’ll enjoy their rambunctious zeal for enjoying God’s creation.

Our pond studies this week will be comparing an old pond to a new pond.  You can find pond ideas for all seasons in the NaturExplorers unit Peaceful Ponds.  The price will go up before too long as unit revamping is nearing completion!

~Cindy