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African Brown Goose in the Lake Morton Park and Greenbelt located in Downtown Lakeland in the City of Lakeland in Polk County Florida U.S.A.
This Red-breasted Merganser drake swims by and pays no attention to me - just as well. The wind was blowing just enough to play with the feathers on his head.
Taken 6 April 2023 at Homer, Alaska.
The males are looking very classy at this time of the year but the females aren't too bad either. Females can be very variable from a rich chestnut to very pale birds
Tadorne casarca (Tadorna ferruginea)
Jolie Oie des steppes 😍
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This first winter male resembles a female but there are some tiny green feathers coming through on the neck and in the crest and some salmon-colour on the flanks. As the winter progresses the green will become more and more to cover the head and the flanks will be immaculate white with a salmon blush
It was early morning at Lake Artemesia and the sun was just beginning to peek through the bare trees onto the lake. As luck would have it there were some hooded mergansers there and I breathlessly hurried up to get into a good light position to capture them as they are one of my favorite birds. I watched as this fabulous hooded merganser drake was in front of his mates and was swimming into some smooth water. It almost looked like he was swimming on glass except for the bow wave and wake. I was trying out my newly calibrated 2X extender that day and I was glad to have it for the extra reach it provided me for these birds since they are extremely shy!
Taken 6 February 2017 at Lake Artemesia in College Park, Maryland.
• Upland goose, Magellan goose
• Cauquén común, caiquén, ganso de Magallanes
Scientific classification:
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Anseriformes
Family:Anatidae
Genus:Chloephaga
Species:C. picta
Pair, female (left) and male (right).
Laguna Nimez, El Calafate, Lago Argentino, Santa Cruz, Argentina
A pair of Tundra Swans, arrive in a flooded rice field in California's Sacramento Valley. They will winter there before returning to their breeding grounds in the Arctic tundra. They are one of only two North American species of swans, the other being the Trumpeter Swan.
Originally, rice farmers would burn their harvested fields readying them for the next year's planting. It was found that flooding them did the job efficiently while providing a wintering ground for migrating waterfowl. It has also brought another source of income to the area with all the birder's and photographers who flock there (sorry, couldn't help myself).
Tundra Swans are have all white feathers, but once they start grazing in these shallow waters, their breasts, necks and heads quickly develop a russet stain from the underlining mud and decaying vegetation.
The American race of Tundra Swans, referred to as Whistling Swans from their calls, have solid black bills or black with a small patch of yellow below the eye; the Eurasian race of Tundra Swan, or Bewick's, have a much larger, distinctive yellow patch. Both races are found together in these large, wintering areas and are considered the same species although they once were thought to be separate species.
All four cygnets are keeping up with mom as she swims them in a different direction.
Taken 24 June 2022 near Wasilla, Alaska.
A smallish, tawny, bulbous-headed duck that sits low in the water, its tail often flush with the surface, giving it a distinctive appearance. When seen well, the white patch at the base of the bill is diagnostic. The namesake white back is usually visible only in flight. Partially nomadic; small groups are found on pans and pools that have emergent aquatic vegetation, especially waterlilies. Mostly quiet; rarely gives a squeaky-toy-like “swit-swit” whistle. (eBird)
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We saw these lovely little ducks as we paddled through the swamp on the way to finding the Shoebill Heron. A lovely addition for the day, and the only time that we ever saw them.
Mabamba Swamp, Uganda. January 2017.
Cuiaba River
The Pantanal
Brazil
South America
The southern screamer (Chauna torquata), also known as the crested screamer, belongs to the order Anseriformes. It is found in southeastern Peru, northern Bolivia, Paraguay, southern Brazil, Uruguay and northern Argentina. Its diet consists of plants stems, seeds, leaves, and, rarely, small animals.
The southern screamer is a good swimmer, having partially webbed feet, but prefers to move on the ground. The bony spurs on its wings are used for protection against rival screamers and other enemies. Although it is non-migratory, it is an excellent flier. It lives in large flocks, feeding on the ground in grasslands and cultivated fields until nesting season, when birds pair off. Male and female screamers are similar in appearance.
The southern screamer establishes monogamous relationships that last its lifetime, estimated to be 15 years. Courtship involves loud calling by both sexes, which can be heard up to two miles away. For the nest the couple makes a big platform of reeds, straws, and other aquatic plants in an inaccessible place near water. The female lays between two and seven white eggs. The couple share incubation, which takes 43 to 46 days. Chicks leave the nest as soon as they hatch, but the parents care for them for several weeks. The fledging period takes 8 to 14 weeks.
Conservation status is of Least Concern according to the IUCN. - Wikipedia
“Hooded” is something of an understatement for this extravagantly crested little duck. Adult males are a sight to behold, with sharp black-and-white patterns set off by chestnut flanks. www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Hooded_Merganser/id
This was taken in October, probably about a month after the birds arrived from Iceland. They are frequently stained from the peaty waters on their breeding grounds. This can last quite a long time and were still showing it last week although it does fade over the winter.
Ordnung: Gänsevögel (Anseriformes)
Familie: Entenvögel (Anatidae)
Unterfamilie: Anatinae
Tribus: Schwimmenten (Anatini)
Gattung: Aix
Art: Brautente
Wissenschaftlicher Name
Aix sponsa
Order: Goose's birds (Anseriformes)
Family: Duck's birds (Anatidae)
Subfamily: Anatinae
Tribus: Swimming ducks (Anatini)
Type: Aix
Kind: Bridal duck
Scientific name
Aix sponsa
(Merganetta armata)
Cosanga
Ecuador
A far distance subject, but we had to decide if we should spent the rest of day following them river up in order to improve the photos, or if we should go to the forest to spot some other species.
We opt for the second as at that time we had two more days to find them here and, besides, two more wellknown locations where they are referenced. Unfortunaly despite our efforts we didn't see them again.
Nevertheless I still have a few more shots (flight and swimming against the torrent) I want to post here, but for now I just go to post one photo per photographed species.
Species # 1050
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All my photos are now organized into sets by the country where they were taken, by taxonomic order, by family, by species (often with just one photo for the rarer ones), and by the date they were taken.
So, you may find:
- All the photos for this trip Equador (2021) (328)
- All the photos for this order ANSERIFORMES (176)
- All the photos for this family Anatidae (Anatídeos) (194)
- All the photos for this species Merganetta armata (3)
- All the photos taken this day 2021/11/14 (53)
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In photographing male Eiders it is very difficult to get their eye (which is black) against the immaculate black of the cap and without that little glint the bird looks rather lifeless. However, I succeeded here
There were quite a few of these on the River Leven yesterday but these generally need sunlight to make them pop
Shovelers are surface feeing ducks with huge spatulate bills. Males have dark green heads, with white breasts and chestnut flanks. Females are mottled brown. In flight birds show patches of light blue and green on their wings. In the UK they breed in southern and eastern England, especially around the Ouse Washes, the Humber and the North Kent Marshes and in much smaller numbers in Scotland and western parts of England. In winter, breeding birds move south, and are replaced by an influx of continental birds from further north. The UK is home to more than 20 per cent of the NW European population, making it an Amber List species. What they eat: Small insects and plant matter sifted from the water (Courtesy RSPB).
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Photographed the Mute Swan in one of the ponds out at Cedar Meadows Resort and Spa located in the Township of Mountjoy in the City of Timmins Northeastern Ontario Canada.
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Photographed the pair of Mottled Ducks on Wax Myrtle Pond in the Boyd Hill Nature Reserve located in the City of St. Petersburg in Pinellas County Florida U.S.A.
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