My favorite duck.

From Cornell:

The Black-bellied Whistling-Duck is a boisterous duck with a brilliant pink bill and an unusual, long-legged silhouette. In places like Texas and Louisiana, watch for noisy flocks of these gaudy ducks dropping into fields to forage on seeds, or loafing on golf course ponds. Listen for them, too—these ducks really do have a whistle for their call. Common south of the U.S., Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks occur in several southern states and are expanding northward.

From the photographer: Their range is constantly expanding. I love to hear and watch the large flocks in Palm Beach County fly around, back and forth, trying to decide where to land and all the time whistling!

As for this post - it's on a ranch in the middle of nowhere and there is often a bird perched on top of it - this was the first time it was a duck.

Wikipedia: The blue whistling thrush (Myophonus caeruleus) is a whistling thrush that is found in the mountains of Central Asia, South Asia, China and Southeast Asia. It is known for its loud human-like whistling song at dawn and dusk. The widely distributed populations show variations in size and plumage with several of them considered as subspecies. Like others in the genus, they feed on the ground, often along streams and in damp places foraging for snails, crabs, fruits and insects. It is found along the Tian Shan and Himalayas, in temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The species ranges across Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tibet, Turkmenistan, Pakistan and Vietnam. They make altitudinal movements in the Himalayas, descending in winter.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_whistling_thrush

Conservation status: Least Concern

Whistler mtn.

Canada

Whistler Mountain

Whistler

Canada

Fulvous Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor)

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Green cay wetlands

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Wakodahatchee Wetlands.

There were hundreds of whistling ducks in this marsh and the majority of them were gathered in groups with only a few who took flight in the mist. Once the mist began to burn off many more took flight. This moment unfolded while I was standing on an elevated dock.

Whistler

Canada

Their flapping wings produce a sound that earned them the name "whistling swan." They migrate thousands of miles to enjoy a milder winter in North America's Atlantic and Pacific coastlines, bays, and lakes. Twice a year, they fly 6,000 kilometers round-trip between the breeding and wintering locations.

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Wakodahatchee Wetlands.

Sunset light

Syrigma sibilatrix , Airone fischiante Brasile Pantanal

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This lovely Black-bellied Whistling-duck had studied to be a ballerina since she was a small duckling. Here she is showing off her classy take-off. (Dendrocygna autumnal) (Sony a1ii, 400mm lens @ f/2.8, 1/3200 second, ISO 1600)

For those not from Southeast Florida, this was taken at Wakodahatchee Wetlands, in Delray Beach. Another related area I would recommend is Green Cay Wetlands. Enjoy!

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Wakodahatchee Wetlands.

Whistling Kite, Haliastur sphenurus

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Lots of Kites are beginning ot show up along the farm lands here.

Been quite awhile since we've had them in any number.

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Green cay wetlands

Black-bellied whistling ducks at La Feria Nature Center (La Feria, TX)

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Wakodahatchee Wetlands.

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Wakodahatchee Wetlands.

Whistling Kite, Haliastur sphenurus

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Another from the Kites at Play sequence. This one is climbing and turning to circle a tree.

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Wakodahatchee Wetlands.

Small and old tarnished silver whistle. Lighting inspired by Brian of www.flickr.com/photos/macro-merriment/49881114708 His lighting and experiment with his new softbox kicked me out of bed this morning.

Not sure how the silver chain’s bokeh balls (above) appear on top of the whistle. If this is a physics thing, don’t try to explain ;-)

Lighting: two lights on stands triggered by off-camera strobe. Softbox prevents bright hot spots and bounces light all around the whistle.

Off briefly for our grocery pickup--a trip in the car!

Male Golden Whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis), central Victoria, Australia. I finally managed to capture one of these birds below the canopy on a relatively open branch in December. They have such beautiful songs and a striking combination of colours.

Golden Whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis)

A look back at the 20th of July last year, a Saturday, when we were at Newport Lakes for a Little Athletics Cross Country.

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Wakodahatchee Wetlands.

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Wakodahatchee Wetlands.

Gilbert's Whistler (Pachycephala inornata) is a songbird which is found over much of the arid and semi-arid zone of inland southern Australia including southern Western Australia, South Australia, northwest Victoria and central west New South Wales. It's voice includes some very loud, melodious songs but individuals can be secretive and are not always easy to locate and photograph.

Whistling Duck dropping down to the water to wet its whistle at Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge.

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Wakodahatchee Wetlands.

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Casal de Maria-faceira

Illustration/Art

High Quality (HQ) - 3D

Double Exposure

Lightweight HDR editing

Software: Windows Paint 3D; Pixlr;

Edits made to my original photos.

Edições feitas em minhas fotos originais

Pássaro Silvestre

Área de proteção Ambiental

Água Mineral

Parque Nacional de Brasília

Brasília, Brasil

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Wakodahatchee Wetlands.

black bellied whistling ducks

Marmot (large ground squirrel) on Blackcomb Mountain, Whistler, BC, Canada

Whistlers peak. Panorama of 10 pictures

Whistler, BC, Canada

Blackcomb Mountain Gondola, Whistler, BC, Canada

Here's an alternative close up look at a female Golden Whistler that I spotted last week during a short visit to a reserve just down the road from my home.

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Whistling Kite

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The endless hunt for a meal.

Such big birds, at speed they seem to have no problem slipping low down tthrough the trees

Ormiston gorge, NT

A Black-bellied Whistling Duck, from above.

From the Florida Fish and Wild-Life Conservation Commission:

Since 1968, black-bellied whistling ducks frequently have been found in central and south Florida in late summer and early fall, ...In recent years, these ducks have become year-round residents in all of peninsular Florida. As these birds can adapt to almost any habitat in rural and urban areas, their population is expected to grow....many of these birds now migrate to north Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas to breed during the summer. ...they are steadily increasing their range with recent confirmed breeding pairs in Wisconsin and Delaware.

Fogg Dam, Northern Territory

Photo taken for 😄 HaPpY CrAzY Tuesday 😄 - THEME: Sound

Steaming and Whistling tea kettle