Muscovy Duck
Muscovy ducks are unusual Florida residents but have lived in Florida for many years and can be found near lakes and canals statewide.
Muscovy ducks are unusual Florida residents but have lived in Florida for many years and can be found near lakes and canals statewide.
Location: LeHardy Rapids, located on the Yellowstone River, Yellowstone National Park, WY Harlequin ducks live along fast-flowing streams/rivers, frequently near rapids. Fractures, presumably sustained while … Read More “Harlequin Duck”
Happy Mottled Duckling! Taken June 21 2022 at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach FL.
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck out on a limb at Green Cay in Boynton Beach, FL on June 15, 2022.
Location: National Elk Refuge, Jackson, WY The black tip of the bill bordered by a prominent white ring is a distinguishing characteristic of the Ring-necked … Read More “Ring-necked Duck”
Female wood duck on Derby Pond in Bellingham, Washington. I rarely see her away from the thick vegetation at the edge of the pond so … Read More “Wood Duck”
Baby Mallard ducks
Location: Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel Island, FL The blue shoulder patches that give this duck its name are primarily visible in flight. While … Read More “Blue-winged Teal”
Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach FL on May 17, 2022.
I took this photograph of a Mallard duck ruffling its feathers on the banks of the Arkansas River in Salida, Colorado.