Public input is being sought until this Friday on a new section of the Patapsco Regional Greenway in Carroll County and Howard County which is planned to run through the Sykesville and McKeldin area.
Unlike most ducks, the ruddy duck maleâs plumage is most colorful in the summer. In the winter, the ruddy duck male turns a dusky brown and his blue bill becomes dull gray.(Dick Daniels/carolinabirds.org)
Out on the lake, a male mallard drifted by in the early autumn sunshine. Farther out, a small duck bobbed its head slightly in the still waters.
The distant duck appeared to be quite small but judging size can be tricky at a distance. Its rigid black tail was cocked straight up, just like a wren. A moment later it disappeared below the surface. It had to be a ruddy duck.