He was plunging his head into the water, then flipping it out, in order to splash water on it, at a rate that would have given me a headache and/or a neck-ache. Thank goodness for hands (and showers)! Although, I think I'd trade them in a heartbeat for wings that would enable me to fly.

Thanks for the ID, Ducklover Bonnie. Prior to viewing your image of one, I had a really hard time identifying this duck, which I guess a lot of people do, according to this interesting article about hybrid mallards.

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