Ferruginous Duck
Ferruginous Duck / aythya nyroca. Attenborough, Nottinghamshire. 15/04/19.
‘WHO KNOWS.’
A pair of these rare ducks turned up at a local nature reserve a couple of weeks ago, too good to ignore! I left it rather late in ther stay to go and photograph them but made it in the nick of time. I think they left the day after.
It’s impossible to know their true origin but on the positive side, neither bird wore leg rings and all their wing feathers were intact … who knows …
Ferruginous Duck
Ferruginous Duck / aythya nyroca. Attenborough, Nottinghamshire. 15/04/19.
‘WHO KNOWS.’
A pair of these rare ducks turned up at a local nature reserve a couple of weeks ago, too good to ignore! I left it rather late in ther stay to go and photograph them but made it in the nick of time. I think they left the day after.
It’s impossible to know their true origin but on the positive side, neither bird wore leg rings and all their wing feathers were intact … who knows …