Duck!

[jhetley]

Actually, ducks plural.  Evening walk, I inspected the "skating rink" (now a shallow pond) in case of ducks.  None.  But further on, still in the park, a pair of mallards waddling around and poking at the grass.  Which resembles a marsh at this point, and must suit them.

Mud season in Maine, with ducks on the village commons.