Duck Pairs at the Capitol Reflecting Pool

It was really nice to finally be able to drive in to and park in our old neighborhood on Capitol Hill and walk near the Capitol and to the reflecting pool. There was still fence up around the Capitol but you could at least now walk through the botanical gardens and our other favorite walking places. We spent a lot of time at all of these places over the thirteen years we lived in DC. Nothing has seemed the same any more for quite some time since the pandemic and the riots. But the one thing that has remained the same were all the duck pairs floating about on the Capitol reflecting pool. We went there to try and get a fast shutter shot of the birds for my weekly photo challenge, but they weren’t cooperating. So we just walked around the whole perimeter and checked out the water foul including a few seagulls. Eventually the ramps will be put up for all the ducklings that aren’t able to navigate and climb the pool ridge. So from every corner the mallards were in large groups, smaller groups, and most often pairs. It was a beautiful day for the drive in and a morning walk, and for taking photos. Hopefully one of these days things will get back to “normal.” But I don’t think it’s going to happen anytime soon.