Ducks, Geese, Coots and Seagulls, all Amazing, come to Oquirrh Lake near Daybreak Utah. →

On Oquirrh Lake, in the Southwest corner of the Salt Lake City Valley, sometimes the ice in the winter is just below the water, but along the edge, it is above the water. Some of the ducks sit on the water in large groups. Some go to the edges and seem to be walking on water as they get close but then walk on the ice.

The Geese don’t come at the same time as the Ducks, so it is just the Ducks. The Coots seem to be always here.

Ducks' feet aren't equipped with insulating layers of fat; they have to be able to minimize how much heat they lose through their feet through blood circulation. When blood reaches the duck’s foot, it is very cool, so it does not lose too much heat in transfer with cold water. Ducks don’t mind the cold on their feet.