It was short and somewhat mild but was sure was a squabble nonetheless. It occurred on a sunny Sunday morning along a quiet stretch of the creek. A female Goldeneye had found just the right rock to gather a little sun and enjoy the day.
Then that cute looking Ringneck https://naturehasnoboss.com/2017/02/03/female-ringnecked-duck/
swam into the frame and headed straight for the rock upon which our Goldenye stood.
The squabble was on.
And with nothing more than that piercing glance only a Ringneck can give the rock was taken over.
Looking smug in her success this girl only stood for a minute the slid back in the water and swam happily away with her adversaries of the day.
And although it ended peacefully I will alway remember this as the squabble.
nature has no boss 
It looks like there was room for both on that rock. 🙂
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Ducks seem to be very cranky individuals.
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Hi, the funny thing is the Ringnecked duck here really did not express any crankiness she just swam over to the Goldeneye and claimed her rock.
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I guess I should not judge all ducks because of bad behavior by a few…kind of like people!
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Well the intent was there the ring-necked was just cool as a cucumber and the goldeneye had good reason to be alarmed.
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Fantastic personalities. BTW, I love your blog’s new look. ‘Lovecraft’ seems appropriate a theme name for NatureHasNoBoss if ever there was one! Keep it up, Mike. (See? I come to the blog occasionally, no just ‘like’ from my Reader.)
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HI Shannon, I love the love craft theme as it is simple and does a nice job with what we do Here. Believe it or not I can see that you visit more often than not and we really appreciate it. Hope your week is off to allying start.
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Girls! Even in the duck world they have superiority spats! LOL!
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Ducks are people too. 🙂
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Ducks with PMT’s !!
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🙂
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The duck version of Mean Girls.
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Indeed. Hop your week is off to a great start.
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What a great tale of intrigue. I love the pictures of both of them on the rock, looking regal.
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It was a bit like that rock was the royal throne that day and each set to conquer it. 🙂
Hope your week is going well.
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What an interesting sequence of pictures!
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Hi, it was fun to watch this little squabble. That rock must have been a good spot.
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