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A lot of Gunners Lake was iced over the cold December day I visited there, but there was a small patch of clear water that the birds were using. There were several Gadwalls in the mix of birds and I watched as some of them would go after the ring-necked ducks that popped up from their quick dives with bits of food. The Gadwalls would attempt to snatch this food from the ring-necks. Apparently this is common behavior for Gadwalls.
I love the Gadwall plumage with its intricately patterned elegance.
Taken 20 December 2016 at Gunners Lake in Germantown, Maryland.
Bobbing on Snohomish Valley Flood Control Canal alone.Looks healthy but didn't fly far when I regrettably disturbed it on my way out.
Scientific name: Anas bahamensis
Common name: White-cheeked pintail
Nombre: Pato de la orilla, Rabudo cariblanca
Lugar de la captura: República Dominicana
Elegant, slender duck with long neck and tail. Males have a chocolate brown head with a white slash coming up the neck, white breast, and mostly gray body. Females are patterned light brown. Forages in wetlands and in fields on agricultural waste grains.
Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. October 2009.
Pé-vermelho - Casal
First records of this species
Not common in this location
Difficult to observe, their colors blend in with the environment in which they chose to mate.
Primeiros registros dessa espécie
Não são comuns nesse local
Difícil de serem observados, suas cores se confundem com o meio ambiente que escolheram para acasalar.
Amazonetta brasiliensis
(Nome Científico)
Anatidae (Família)
Anseriformes (Ordem)
Pássaro Silvestre
Lago Sul
Brasília, Brasil
These lovely birds will soon be on their way back to Iceland. Still good numbers staging at Loch Leven but they won't be around for long
An amazing duck of fast-flowing Andean rivers and streams. Usually seen as singles or pairs resting on rocks in rushing water and not associating with other ducks. Feeds by diving in churning water and pools and is somehow able to swim up-current with no apparent exertion. Sexes look quite different, but both have a bright red bill and striped back; male has a white head with black lines, while female has a gray head and bright rusty underparts. Body pattern of male varies regionally from black overall to striped with whitish or rusty.
Santuario Historico Machu Picchu, Peru. October 2018.
I spent some time at Pittenweem Harbour yesterday. It was very stormy out on the outer Forth with a stiff southeasterly and the Eiders had taken refuge in the inner harbour. They were mostly loafing, preening and diving for the odd tasty snack washed off the decks of the fishing boats. Showing off the stiff tail.
First time out with the Sigma 70-300 mm f/4-5.6 APO DG MACRO. It's not a bad lens, just super soft at the long end so I'll probably end up using an old 300mm Tamron (that I still need to test in the field).
I was zoomed into this Trumpeter Swan when it decided to take a stretch, so I took some rapid shots as it flapped its wings.
Taken 25 March 2018 at Eagle River Nature Center, Alaska
Small exotic-looking duck found at lakes and parks, usually with nearby trees. Male very ornate with big orangey "sail fins" on the back, streaked orangey cheeks, and a small red bill with a whitish tip. Female has narrow white spectacles on shaggy gray head, bold pale dappled spots along flanks, and pale bill tip. Mainly found in pairs or singly, but will gather in larger flocks over the winter; perches readily in trees over water. Native to East Asia, but has established feral populations throughout Western Europe.
Mandarin Ducks are not usually found in Canada. This female was hanging out with a group of Mallards and Gadwall. She was sporting a silver band on her leg, which suggests that she was probably an escapee from the nearby Marineland park.
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. December 2016.
Nice to see some families amongst the Whoopers at Hogganfield. They will shortly be on their way back to Iceland
Mallards aren't looking their best at the moment, being in "eclipse" plumage. Everything goes during this moult and for now they are hanging out in itchy flocks shedding feathers everywhere. Drakes are still recognisable by their all-yellow bills, the females bills are mottled orange. These were on the River Leven at low tide today
This Gadwall drake was swimming in beautiful reflections of the reeds and cattails in the small pond next to Westchester Lagoon when I captured his image. A beautiful bird in a cornucopia of colors!
Taken 4 September 2017 at Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, Alaska.
One of the four species of waterfowl seen today at Len Howard Conservation Reserve, Mandurah, Western Australia. This species was previously called the Maned Goose and has rather uncertain affinities, some placing it close to the true dabbling ducks (Anas) but others place it closed to the shelducks (Tadorna)