2 beautiful quacking white ducks

At the beginning of May I went on a walk with friends along the River Stort, starting at Bishop's Stortford. The weather was good and it was a very pleasant walk.  We stopped for lunch in Sawbridgeworth and then made our way along the river towards Harlow.

Part way along the river, we came across two beautiful white ducks who were floating in river.  They were right by the river bank, quacking to one another, and almost in the grass itself at times.

One white duck by the river bank

Two white ducks by the river bank

Inquisitive white duck

White duck getting out of the water

The ducks were definitely looking for or at something that was hidden in the grass on the bank.

White duck peering into the grass

One of the ducks got itself almost hidden in the plants and grass on the edge of the river bank.

White duck almost hidden in greenery

I think that the ducks had very pretty faces and I love their yellow beaks.  This one was still quacking at something.

Close-up of white duck with yellow beak

I don't know if they had a nest in the grass or were thinking of making one there, but I was very intrigued to find out what they were quacking about.  One duck was now on land, peering and quacking into the long grass.

White duck quacking and peering into the grass

The other white duck was still swimming around in the water.  It had got great orange flippers.

White duck in the water

I never got to find out what the white duck was looking for.  Here it's beak was slightly open as it was still quacking while staring into the long grass.

These two beautiful white ducks were certainly having a great time having a beak around in the undergrowth and enjoying a paddle around in the water.  I believe that they were white Mallards.