Paddle the Rum River

This is Main Street bridge in Anoka over the Rum River. This is a similar view of Main Street I showed you back in September.

http://northmetro.blogspot.com/2007/09/rum-river-channel.html

Yesterday, I met two gentlemen on a footbridge over the Rum River. The gentelman in the foreground was feeding cracked corn to the ducks far below. The other gentelman and I had a nice chat about our local ducks.

These local mallards will stay throughout the winter as long as there is open water. This I knew, but never realized the numbers of ducks that reside here all winter long. The ducks seem to enjoy the ice shelf. However I am fascinated by how their leags and feet don't freeze.