In breeding plumage and ruddy to go...
Fortune has smiled on me once more by letting me capture a Ruddy Duck in breeding plumage - a duck I think Walt Disney must have had a hand in creating, given the gorgeous and distinctive colors this drake wears while breeding!
I captured this drake while visiting Guajome Lake Regional Park. While surveying the numerous coots and other birds responding to being fed, I spied this drake and a couple of females doing their courtship nearby.
Taken 15 February 2018 at Guajome Lake Regional Park.
In breeding plumage and ruddy to go...
Fortune has smiled on me once more by letting me capture a Ruddy Duck in breeding plumage - a duck I think Walt Disney must have had a hand in creating, given the gorgeous and distinctive colors this drake wears while breeding!
I captured this drake while visiting Guajome Lake Regional Park. While surveying the numerous coots and other birds responding to being fed, I spied this drake and a couple of females doing their courtship nearby.
Taken 15 February 2018 at Guajome Lake Regional Park.