View allAll Photos Tagged Anseriformes
RS, Brazil.
This is one of three subspecies of the yellow-billed pintail, and by far the most numerous and widespread. It is easily recognized by its long and pointed tail. In fact, its scientific name spinicauda literally means “spiny/pointed tail”.
This bird I photographed had its tail really sharp, perfectly living up to its name.
It occurs from southern Peru and Bolivia down through Chile and Argentina, extending into Uruguay, Paraguay and southern Brazil. Like other pintails, it inhabits shallow wetlands, ponds, lakes and marshes, where it forages for seeds, aquatic plants and small invertebrates.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Subfamily: Anatinae
Tribe: Anatini
Genus: Anas Linnaeus, 1758
Species: A. georgica Vieillot, 1816
Subspecies: A. g. spinicauda Vieillot, 1816
Trinomial name: Anas georgica spinicauda
Please, no invitations to award/forced comment groups or to those with large/animated comment codes.
A striking medium-sized duck. Widespread across much of North America, Europe, and Asia, where it is found in a variety of wetland habitats. Breeds on lakes, ponds, and marshes, and winters on inland lakes and rivers or coastal bays and nearshore waters. Adult males have a black head with circular white patch at the base of the bill and a mostly white body with limited black. Females and first-year males have gray body and chocolate brown head. Bright yellow eyes usually stand out on all but first-year females. Very similar to Barrow’s Goldeneye. Males are easiest: Common has less black on the back, lacks a dark spur on the side, and has a circular (not crescent-shaped) white patch on the face. Females can be very difficult. Common usually has a dark bill with a small yellow patch near the tip, but rarely can have an entirely dull yellowish bill like Barrow’s. Head and bill shape are important: Common has more evenly rounded head with a peak in the center of the crown, and a longer, straighter-edged bill. (eBird)
----------------
One of the many thousands of winter ducks gathered on Lake Ontario this year. These were vastly outnumbered by the Redheads and Lesser Scaups, but managed to stay together. I always enjoy getting a closeup look at these attractive ducks.
Government Dock, Presqu'ile Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada. March 2025.
(Mareca penelope)
Malmö
Sweden
==================***==================
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 Suécia (2018+2019) (26)
- All the photos for this order ANSERIFORMES (176)
- All the photos for this family Anatidae (Anatídeos) (194)
- All the photos for this species Mareca penelope (3)
- All the photos taken this day 2019/12/28 (2)
==================***==================
This Green-winged Teal hen is working on getting her feathers in proper order. She appears to be peeking out from behind her wing as she works the feathers under the wing.
Taken 25 April 2023 at Spenard Crossing, Anchorage, Alaska.
Orden:Anseriformes
Familia:Anatidae
Género:Spátula
NOMBRES COMUNES:Pato cuchareta,Cuchara Común, Cuchareta, Pato Chucara, pato chucharón-norteño, Pato Cuchara, Pato cuchara común, Pato Cuchareta, Pato Cucharo, pato cucharón norteño, Pato Cucharón-norteño, Pato pico de cuchara macho
Lugar de captura: Bosque de la Mujer, provincia Hermanas Mirabal
Nombre cientifico: Spatula clypeata
Nombre ingles: Northern Shoveler male
Por: Dr. Jose M. Pantaleón
A striking medium-sized duck. Widespread across much of North America, Europe, and Asia, where it is found in a variety of wetland habitats. Breeds on lakes, ponds, and marshes, and winters on inland lakes and rivers or coastal bays and nearshore waters. Adult males have a black head with circular white patch at the base of the bill and a mostly white body with limited black. Females and first-year males have gray body and chocolate brown head. Bright yellow eyes usually stand out on all but first-year females. Very similar to Barrow’s Goldeneye. Males are easiest: Common has less black on the back, lacks a dark spur on the side, and has a circular (not crescent-shaped) white patch on the face. Females can be very difficult. Common usually has a dark bill with a small yellow patch near the tip, but rarely can have an entirely dull yellowish bill like Barrow’s. Head and bill shape are important: Common has more evenly rounded head with a peak in the center of the crown, and a longer, straighter-edged bill.
Presqu'ile Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada. March 2022.
Planaltina, DF, Brazil.
This subspecies is found in South America. It may be partly migratory, breeding in Argentina and wintering further north.
Known in Brazil as "marreca-toicinho".
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Subfamily: Anatinae
Tribe: Anatini
Genus: Anas Linnaeus, 1758
Species: A. bahamensis Linnaeus, 1758
Subspecies: A. b. rubirostris (Vieillot, 1816)
Trinomial name: Anas bahamensis rubirostris
This Harlequin drake is resting on the rocks on the outside of the harbor at Homer, Alaska. This is my first good photo of one in the wild.
Taken 7 April 2023 at Homer, Alaska.
I'm not sure if this Mallard drake is happy when he quacks, but the weather was just heavenly when I shot him on the 13th of April at Spenard Crossing. So, at the very least I was happy with the beautiful weather and getting a chance to capture some of the local waterfowl!
I find it interesting as well that I captured the tongue on this drake, something that I don't normally see on ducks as they quack so quickly.
Taken 13 April 2018 at Spenard Crossing, Anchorage, Alaska.
Branta-hutchinsii-
ORDER_-Anseriformes
FAMILY_-Anatidae-)
The Cackling Goose looks like a miniature version of the widespread Canada Goose, with which it was once combined as a single species.
The two are almost identical in plumage, but Cackling Geese are more delicate, with stubbier bills, steeper foreheads, shorter necks (strikingly apparent in flying birds), and usually more rounded heads.
Their calls are higher in pitch than those of Canada Geese. Like their larger relatives, Cackling Geese forage in marshes and fields in large flocks, often mixed with other goose species.
Photographed the Northern Shoveler in a pond area located off the Sao Lourenco Trail in Quinta do Lago Ria Formosa in the Algarve region of Portugal.
©Copyright Notice
This photograph and all those within my photostream are protected by copyright. The photos may not be reproduced, copied, transmitted or manipulated without my written permission.
I supposed I really like a lot of birds, but I love the Hooded Mergansers. Here a hen swims in the waters of Huntley Meadows Park.
Taken 29 March 2017 at Huntley Meadows Park, Virginia
The Christmas holidays is the best time to get these beautiful ducks at Loch Lomond. The winter sun in very low and there are no leaves on the trees and bushes. I make no apologies for posting so many of these - there were three males and two females, but they are such little beauties
(Somateria mollissima)
Bygdøy - Oslo
Noruega
==================***==================
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 Noruega (2018 + 2022) (34)
- All the photos for this order ANSERIFORMES (176)
- All the photos for this family Anatidae (Anatídeos) (194)
- All the photos for this species Somateria mollissima (7)
- All the photos taken this day 2022/05/27 (13)
==================***==================
No, not on this canvasback, the smile was on my face as this drake swam into focus! After seeing so few of them over the years locally, I was pleased to see several at Cambridge that day.
Taken 9 March 2017 on the Choptank River at Cambridge, Maryland.
A large duck, nearly identical to Mallard in size and shape but with a much darker chocolate-colored body. Bill is yellow with a slight greenish tinge on males, dull grayish-green on females. Note blue wing patch lacks any white borders. Fairly common in northeastern North America, especially along the coast. Large flocks can gather in the winter in saltmarshes and estuaries, but also occurs in smaller numbers on ponds and lakes, often mixed with other duck species. Frequently hybridizes with Mallard. Hybrids usually look darker than typical Mallards and may have an intermediate head pattern; also look for white in the tail or curled feathers above the tail to indicate Mallard genes. (eBird)
--------------
No mallards on PEI! We found a nice little flock of American Black Ducks in Charlottetown, just soaking up the sun by government house. Nice to know that these ducks may avoid the perils of hybridization with the mallards that is occurring elsewhere.
Victoria Park, Charlottetown, PEI, Canada. July 2024.
Cape Barren Geese
Specie proveniente dalle coste del Sud dell’Australia, sfuggita dalla cattività.
It is a species from the south coast of Australia, escaped from captivity.
Photographed one of last years Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)(Juvenile) out at Cedar Meadows Resort and Spa in Mountjoy Township in the City of Timmins Northeastern Ontario Canada
This Mute Swan was busking when I captured this image at Cape May. I think I've read that this can be an aggressive display to defend their territory, either way, it's quite striking when they assume this position with their wings up.
Taken 15 October 2016 at Cape May, New Jersey.
DF, Brazil.
Two drakes (red beaks) and a female (white marks on face).
This species is found in South America and is plantiful throughout its range.
Known locally as "marreca-ananaí".
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Subfamily: Anatinae
Tribe: Anatini
Genus: Amazonetta von Boetticher, 1929
Species: A. brasiliensis (Gmelin, 1789)
Binomial name: Amazonetta brasiliensis
The were plenty of Mute Swans at Cape May this trip. I found it interesting to hear the sound they made as they flew, almost as though they were gasping for air with each wing stroke which they were of course. They were close enough that I went for a head shot with my long lens combination and captured this lovely creature.
Taken 14 October 2016.
When I was at Spenard Crossing I observed a family of mallard chicks scooting across the water and bite at the air. I could not initially tell what they were attempting to eat but I tried to capture the action as best I could. Once home I could see that the chicks were going after mosquitos. In this image this chick is rapidly coming out of the water and just a couple of inches in front, a mosquito, which the chick is going after. The action was swift and provided me some smiles as I captured the mallard chicks finding some food. In fact, I'm still amazed that these chicks can move so rapidly that they can essentially run across the surface of the water.
Taken 28 May 2018 at Spenard Crossing, Anchorage, Alaska.
Clase. Aves.
Orden: Anseriformes.
Familia: Anatidae.
Especie: Merganetta armata.
Captura: VII region. Chile.
This Ring-necked Duck in Glasgow was doing some personal maintenance. This is a North American vagrant which has spent this winter touring the suburbs of Glasgow
Small, compact duck with a long, fan-shaped tail, often held sticking up out of water. Breeding males have a chestnut body, black cap, white cheek, and baby-blue bill. Winter males have a brown body, black cap and white cheek. Females and immature males are brown overall with a dark cap and dark line through the cheek. Often in tight groups bobbing like corks on ponds and bays. Dives to forage on aquatic invertebrates. Not often seen flying.
Centrepointe Park, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. July 2021.