jarvisshirky
Ring-necked Ducks
Chivalry is not dead in the world of ducks!
Exhibit A: Male Ring-necked Duck escorts his lady across a pond in Monroe Co, Tennessee.
This species is named for a dark chestnut neck ring that is nigh-on impossible to see against the dark purple neck. I think I have captured it on camera one time (not this picture), out of a couple of hundred photos.
There are some birders advocating for a change to the name.
Ring-necked Ducks
Chivalry is not dead in the world of ducks!
Exhibit A: Male Ring-necked Duck escorts his lady across a pond in Monroe Co, Tennessee.
This species is named for a dark chestnut neck ring that is nigh-on impossible to see against the dark purple neck. I think I have captured it on camera one time (not this picture), out of a couple of hundred photos.
There are some birders advocating for a change to the name.