I still have at least two more sets of photographs to post from the Elmendorf Lake walk, but it is going to take a while longer to get the next post ready for publication.
The following set of photos are from my walk along the Mission Reach of the San Antonio River on Wednesday, January 9, 2013, just over a week ago. The river was flowing swift and deep with turbulent currents due to rain that had fallen the previous two days.
The female mallard (pictured here) and her mate flew a short distance downstream, remaining low over the surface of the river. Based on prior observation, had the river been calm and flowing at its normal rate, I assume the mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) would most likely swim the relatively short distance they traveled. They probably flew this time in order to avoid swimming through the turbulent current:
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