Speaking of gay ducks that reminded me of when me and one of my partners (#mypolycule) went to the park for a hangout before we started actually dating and we saw a group of mallards. The group consisted of one female and three males. They were all hanging out and being chill UNTIL!!! the female and two of the males pushed the third one out. Then the girl and her two boyfriends continued about their day together. So we saw duck polycule drama firsthand.
That was a tough day for us all. I have nothing to add... here are 3 of my favorite ducks.
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola), male, family Anatidae, order Anseriformes, NC, USA
photograph by Jeff Gresko
Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus), male, family Anatidae, order Anseriformes, Toronto, ONT, Canada
Photograph by Todd Clustivik
King Eider (Somateria spectabilis), drakes (males), family Anatidae, order Anseriformes, North Slope of Alaska
photograph by Grace Scalzo
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus), family Anatidae, order Anseriformes, FL, USA
photograph by Kristen Grace
Smew (Mergellus albellus), male, family Anatidae, order Anseriformes, Mooka-Igashira Park, Moka, Tochigi, Japan
photo by anonymous photographer on eBird