Linda, my tootsies are cold – do they make boots for ducks? #Wordless Wednesday #Mallard Duck

Posted on March 11, 2026 by Linda Schaub

Wordless Wednesday – allow your photo(s) to tell the story.

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About Linda Schaub

This is my first blog and I enjoy writing each post immensely. I started a walking regimen in 2011 and in 2013 I decided to create a blog as a means of memorializing the people, places and things seen on my daily walks. I have always enjoyed people watching, so my blog is peppered with folks I meet or reflections of characters I have known through the years. Often something piques my interest, or evokes a pleasant memory from my memory bank, so this becomes a “slice o’ life” blog post. I respect and appreciate nature and my interactions with Mother Nature’s gifts is also a common theme. Sometimes the most-ordinary items become fodder for points to ponder over and touch upon. I retired in March 2024 after a career in the legal field. I was a legal secretary for almost 45 years, primarily working in downtown Detroit, then working from my home. I graduated from Wayne State University with a degree in Mass Communications (print journalism) in 1978, though I’ve never worked in that field. I would like to think this blog is the writer in me finally emerging!! Walking and writing have met, shaken hands and the creative juices are flowing in Walkin’, Writin’, Wit & Whimsy. I hope you think so too. - Linda Schaub
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12 Responses to Linda, my tootsies are cold – do they make boots for ducks? #Wordless Wednesday #Mallard Duck

  1. J P's avatar J P says:
    March 11, 2026 at 7:28 am

    Absolutely – have you not heard of duck boots? 😁

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  2. Prior...'s avatar Prior... says:
    March 11, 2026 at 8:21 am

    If they make boots for doggies – I bet they do have some custom option for ducks!

    and I like the lines in the photo – the large water vs snow – the blue patch on feathers and the beak stripe all work with the feather designs to make a great choice for a single WW image.

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      March 11, 2026 at 7:22 pm

      Thank you Yvette! It was a very cold day and we still had most of our snow, but the Creek was flowing in this part – the rest was still frozen over. I think they must make boots for ducks as the poor creatures have no insulation in their feet – brrr!

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  3. Kate Crimmins's avatar Kate Crimmins says:
    March 11, 2026 at 8:43 am

    Those orange things aren’t boots? Wow! 🙂

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      March 11, 2026 at 7:28 pm

      I wonder if it would be as difficult to put boots on a duck’s feet as trying to put boots on a cat’s feet? Not gonna happen I guess. Many years ago my aunt bought a Santa Claus outfit for her dog. He tolerated the Santa cap, coat, black belt, but drew the line at putting on the black plastic boots. 🙂

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  4. Debbie D.'s avatar Debbie D. says:
    March 11, 2026 at 12:10 pm

    Duck boots – great concept! 🙂 And she (I’m guessing it’s a female) does look cold. That’s a fantastic photo, Linda, with the contrast between the water and snow, as well as the facial expression! 👌

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      March 11, 2026 at 7:39 pm

      Thanks Debbie! Someone should invent them for ducks – I’m sure they would be appreciated. Ducks don’t hold their feet in the air like geese do which is kind of strange. Yes, it is a female Mallard with her blue speculum feather, which the male Mallards also have in the same place, giving her that little pop of color in her brown feathers! The Creek was flowing in that area for some reason, even though most of the rest of the Creek was still frozen over. This was on February 14th before our warm spell, so we still had a lot of snow.

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  5. trumstravels's avatar trumstravels says:
    March 11, 2026 at 2:49 pm

    I’ve often wondered if their feet get cold !

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      March 11, 2026 at 7:40 pm

      Yes, they must be cold standing in the snow or on the ice as they have no insulation in their feet, but I never see them standing on one foot like the geese do – maybe they are not as agile as the geese!

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  6. Terri Webster Schrandt's avatar Terri Webster Schrandt says:
    March 11, 2026 at 5:18 pm

    Too cute, Linda! She must like that snow on her tootsie!

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      March 11, 2026 at 7:42 pm

      Thanks Terri! Yes, she mustn’t mind as she was there the whole time I was taking pictures of the other ducks and those geese on one foot that were standing on the ice or paddling around the Creek. Some of the Creek was still frozen over at the time.

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