I only blow bubbles for you -Ruddy duck
This male Ruddy duck was doing everything he could to impress the female.
During mating season the males (drakes) perform unusual courtship displays in which they stick their tails straight up while striking their bills against their inflated necks, creating bubbles in the water as air is forced from their feathers.
This was taken N.W. of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
-Oxyura jamaicensis
I only blow bubbles for you -Ruddy duck
This male Ruddy duck was doing everything he could to impress the female.
During mating season the males (drakes) perform unusual courtship displays in which they stick their tails straight up while striking their bills against their inflated necks, creating bubbles in the water as air is forced from their feathers.
This was taken N.W. of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
-Oxyura jamaicensis