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Scientific name: Bucephala clangula
Common name: Common goldeneye
Nombre: Porrón osculado
Lugar de Captura: Banff, Albert, Canada
This striking “goose” (in actuality more closely related to shelducks) is native to Africa, mainly the eastern and southern parts of the continent; it has also been introduced widely across Europe and parts of the U.S. Distinctive: note the staring pale eye surrounded by a dark patch, pink legs, and overall gray and buffy plumage. In flight, look for bright white forewings. Usually found in pairs or family groups. Feeds while swimming and by grazing on shore. (eBird)
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We found this pair wandering along the banks of the Blue Nile, along with hundreds of other birds.
Queen Elizabeth II National Park, Uganda. February 2017.
Uganda Eco Tours.
This Northern Shoveler drake looks to be walking on water but then in fact he is standing on the bottom of the sandbar beneath him. Water rolls off that bill back to the sea.
Taken 4 May 2023 at Homer, Alaska.
A bird from the family of duck anseriformes. The most famous and widespread wild duck. The body length of the male is about 62 cm, of the female - about 57 cm, the weight reaches 1-1.5 kg. The head and neck of the male are green, the goiter and thorax are brownish-brown, the back and ventral side of the body are gray with thin transverse specks. The female is brownish with darker spots; the ventral side is brownish-gray with longitudinal streaks. On the wing of the male and female there is a blue-violet "mirror".
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
There were a lot of these at Blackness in the bay. Whether or not these were Icelandic arrivals or part of the feral population is not known
(Plectropterus gambensis)
Tarangire NP
Tanzânia
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Orden:Anseriformes
Familia:Anatidae
Subfamilia:Anatinae
Género:Netta
Nombre común: Cría de Pato colorao
Nombre cientifico:Netta rufina
Nombre ingles:Red-crested Pochard Female
Lugar de captura: Tablas de Daimiel, Ciudad Real, Castilla La Mancha, España!
Por : Cimarron Mayor Panta.
Scientific name: Bucephala clangula
Common name: Common goldeneye
Nombre: Porrón osculado
Lugar de Captura: Waterton, Alberta, Canada
Greylag Geese on the stubble near Airth this morning. There were about 300 all told. There are part of the naturalised population and not the Icelandic migrants which will no doubt be joining is in about a month's time
Red-Crested Pochard, ( Netta rufina ),
Order - Anseriformes, Family - Anatidae, Species - Aythya ferina,
The brick-red head, black breast and tow-tone black-and-grey beak of rhe pochard drake are distinctive, the female is a dowdy greyish-brown with lighter streaks, Pochards nest in reedbebs and other vegetation bordering fresh water, In winter, sites such as gravel oits and reservoirs are favoured, there the birds dirds for for molluscs, other animals and plants, The nest may be on the ground, but sometimes a platform is made of water plants built up from the bottom in shallow water, The equally striking red-crested pochard, when seen wild in Britain, is probably an escape from a wildfowl collection,
Lowland waters, mostly in eastern Britain and lowand Scotland, winter visitors widespread,
Feeding - Dives from surface, taking, molluscs, other animals and plants, seeds, shoots,
Length - 42 - 49 cm ,
Wingspan - 72 - 82 cm ,
Weight - 700 - 1,000g ,
Lifespan - 8 - 10 years ,
Status - Secure ,
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
(Anas superciliosa)
Trin Warren Tam-Boore Bellbird Waterhole - Melbourne - VIC
Austrália
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Whooper Swan ( Cygnus cygnus ). 5.5.2019, Tornio, Finland.
Lots of big snowflakes was flying down from the sky today. Cold cold wind too. Not so nice weather to take pics, but one cannot choose. And without snowflakes it`s impossible to photograph snowflakes....
Four whooper swans landed about 200 meters from me, but the place was for some reason not so good and they jumped again to the flight and flew just towards me...
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After finding another huge flock of geese this afternoon I stopped the car and the flighty Pink-footed took off leaving the more laid-back but still alert Canadas on the ground
(Mergus serrator)
Bygdøy - Oslo
Noruega
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A first for me with this duck! I must say that next to the colorful Wood Duck, that this drake has some spectacular colors but more as pastels! The female looks more like a regular duck, large and brown, and doesn't have a large bulbous feature on the head.
Taken 26 April 2018 at the Alaska Sea Life Center, Seward, Alaska.
When I arrived at the location, around 30 minutes before sunrise, it was still pretty dark, as a band of clouds prevented the first light from passing through.
To my surprise I spotted a single Whooper Swan amongst several Mute swans who were gathering around the lake shore very closely - too close though to get any reasonable shot of the bird in full length (at least not if you leave your lenses with shorter focal length at home...).
Because you never can be sure what wildife is doing next I decided not to wait for better light or position and started with a close-up by capturing the swan's beautiful head against the dark, shady background, which emphasises the shape and yellow colour of the bill very nicely I think.
Unfortunately the swan wasn't willing to stay for longer. As soon as the sky brightened up it disappeared and spent the rest of the day away from the feathered and human crowds...
Attenborough Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire, UK.
A fantastic sea duck of the high Arctic. Breeding male is particularly shocking, as if you left a child unsupervised with a set of paints; it would be very difficult to mistake this bird for anything else. At a distance, look for black back with “sails” sticking up, powdery-blue nape, and enormous orange knob on the face. Immature male is variable but usually dark brown or blackish overall with paler breast and orange bill. Female is buffy-brown with a blackish bill shaped to look like she’s smiling. Extensive breeding range across the Arctic tundra; winters at slightly lower latitudes, rarely as far south as the mid-Atlantic states of the U.S. Most often seen singly or in small flocks on the ocean, often mixed with Common Eider or other sea ducks. Rare on inland lakes, but more regular inland than Common Eider. Females and young males more regularly seen further south than adult males. (eBird)
A fantastic find on the Great Lakes, near Niagara Falls. While we have seen females several times, this is the first and only time that we've seen the spectacular male. Of course, he was far away on the water, so this is heavily cropped, but what can one do?
St. Catherine's, Ontario, Canada. November 2014.