While hiking the Molly’s Knob trail in Hungry Mother State Park, I came across a group of 7-10 mallards swimming in the water. One male kept dunking on the other trying to show off to the mostly females nearby.

A Mallard Duck flexing its wings near another male while the female pretends not to notice.

A mallard duck just before breaching the water. Another sits in the splash zone.

A view of a female Mallard just before touching into the lake seen through the keyhole of fall colors.