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This Common Goldeneye drake is not looking at the clouds; he's displaying for a nearby hen. Often, they will lay their heads all the way back onto their backs and stare upward, as part of the mating ritual to attract the female.
Seen in Lake St. Clair, southeast Michigan.
A shoveler drake on the tack piece at Slimbridge Wetlands Centre, this was taken from the Stephen Kirk hide.
mallard, wild duck or northern mallard duck
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[Anas platyrhynchos]
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A handsome pintail drake on the Rushy Pen lake at Slimbridge Wetlands Centre, this shot was taken from the Rushy Pen hide.
I found this mallard drake along the shore of Lake Michigan in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. He was one of fifty taking a break on a grassy hump. Because they are so common around here, we often overlook how beautiful mallards are.
greenhead duck
warming in the winter sun
along the big lake
Image and haiku by John Henry Gremmer
One of a pair of gadwalls seen on the big pen lake at Slimbridge close to the boardwalk and main buildings on a recent visit. This is the handsome gadwall drake.
A handsome pochard drake on the flooded tack piece at Slimbridge, this shot was taken from the Robbie Garnett hide.
A male Mallard preening on the shores of Lake Ontario. Maybe he's getting ready for the mating season.
A gadwall drake in the big pen at Slimbridge Wetlands Centre. I spotted this handsome bird with his mate close to the boardwalk outside the main buildings on my last visit.
Taken at Himley hall and park...
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Happy New Year everyone! Here is a shot from before the little ponds and pools froze over. A very friendly Green Winged Teal drake on a calmn day.
One of a number of mandarin ducks seen at Cannop Ponds in the Forest of Dean the Friday before last when I met up with flickr members Rod Holbrook and Matt Scott. This handsome drake swam quite near to the waters edge and I was able to get some close up shots
Still delving into the archives, more from my favourite place Northumberland. 12th of April and we're off the leash, I've already set my sights on a stunning bird of prey wish me luck.
This American Wigeon drake had just taken off from the lake to join the rest of the flock on land. At Commonwealth Lake.
Wood Duck drake.
Thank you for the visit!
Wildwood Lake, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
1/500 sec. f/6.3 600mm ISO800
This Mallard drake was guarding its mate and I was getting a little too close for his comfort. This was his high-head alert instinct kicking in, trying to decide between flight and fight.
Obviously my telephoto makes it look like I'm a lot close than I really was. I passed by from a distance and he went back to relaxing with his female hen :)
A gadwall drake on South Lake at Slimbridge Wetlands Centre, this shot was taken from the discovery hide and the light was in the right place for once.
What the heck, here is one more duck photo! Bufflehead drakes are extraordinarily colored ducks, with a white and black body, white hood, and rainbow irridescent facial feathers. Unfortunately, there was light cloud cover when this drake came close enough for a decent photograph, and his rainbow face was not lit up as much as I would have liked. Nonetheless, still the best shot of a Bufflehead drake that I have to date. View large for best experience.
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The sun popped out from the clouds there in Silver Creek Falls State Park located in Oregon. It was nice getting over to this park while visiting with family there in Oregon. Our last two times out to Oregon it was around 100 degrees F. So it was a pleasant time there this summer with temperatures in the lower 70's. Very nice hiking weather.
An American Wigeon (Anas americana) drake on a small urban pond in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
13 May, 2013.
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This drake American Wigeon (Anas americana) is enjoying a relaxing moment of a wetland west of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
7 June, 2022.
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The Wood Duck is one of the most stunningly pretty of all waterfowl. Males are iridescent chestnut and green, with ornate patterns on nearly every feather; the elegant females have a distinctive profile and delicate white pattern around the eye. These birds live in wooded swamps, where they nest in holes in trees or in nest boxes put up around lake margins. They are one of the few duck species equipped with strong claws that can grip bark and perch on branches.
Source: Cornell Lab of Orinthology