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My first time seeing Scaups! They formed a small group with some Buffleheads and dived under the water. It was hard to tell how many there were since they kept disappearing below the surface at different times.

This Mallard seemed to have gone through a lot. His speculum was missing and his left leg was backwards! He still had full control of it though, using his foot to scratch his head.

I didn't see him waddle or swim, he just stood there.

in the absence of a trunk or stone to lean on, a capybara may be an option;
I have observed these two individuals do this twice;

see also
https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/nelson_wisnik/21258-the-friendly-capybara

I was surprised to see an active skunk during the day. It was in a field foraging for food. I kept my distance, but when it saw me, the skunk lifted its tail up. That was my cue to leave.

A few days later, I saw another skunk in the same area. Again, it was awake during the day. They may have been the same skunk.