Common Pochard
Common Pochard / aythya ferina. Welney WWT, Cambridgeshire. 14/11/18.
‘WATER OFF A DUCK’S BACK’.
Female Pochard, a more subdued looking duck compared to the drake, but equally attractive in her own way.
This one had just surfaced after making a feeding dive and most of the water had run off her body. I love to watch the speed and patterns of the water during the process.
Her head, neck and back still held water droplets that shone like diamonds when light hit them.
BEST VIEWED LARGE.
Common Pochard
Common Pochard / aythya ferina. Welney WWT, Cambridgeshire. 14/11/18.
‘WATER OFF A DUCK’S BACK’.
Female Pochard, a more subdued looking duck compared to the drake, but equally attractive in her own way.
This one had just surfaced after making a feeding dive and most of the water had run off her body. I love to watch the speed and patterns of the water during the process.
Her head, neck and back still held water droplets that shone like diamonds when light hit them.
BEST VIEWED LARGE.