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dendrocygna autumnalis

  1. Black-bellied whistling duck - blue-eyed son

    Black-bellied whistling duck - blue-eyed son

    Black-bellied whistling ducks have brown eyes...unless you find one with a genetic anomaly. This one had striking blue eyes, which stands out more than you'd think when you are looking at 20-30 whistling ducks that all look the same...except one
  2. Black-bellied Whistling Ducks, Rosete Spoonbills, Blue-wing Teal, Neotropic Cormorant, Norther...jpg

    Black-bellied Whistling Ducks, Rosete Spoonbills, Blue-wing Teal, Neotropic Cormorant, Norther...jpg

    Black-bellied Whistling Ducks (Dendrocygna autumnalis fulgens), Roseate Spoonbills (Ajaja ajaja) Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors), Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus mexicanus).
  3. Black-bellied whistling duck flying head-on

    Black-bellied whistling duck flying head-on

    Approaching straight at me at high speed - an interesting perspective of the duck for an in-flight shot
  4. Black-bellied Whistling Duck

    Black-bellied Whistling Duck

    Black-bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis subsp. fulgens). Sexes similar. Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Chambers County, Texas, USA. Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes Vegetational Area. Shoveler pond.
  5. Black-bellied Whistling Ducks

    Black-bellied Whistling Ducks

    Black-bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis). Also American Coot (Fulica americana subsp. americana) and Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans:Emydidae). King Compound, McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. Man-made pond surrounded by a mesquite thicket mixed with...
  6. Black-bellied Whistling Ducks

    Black-bellied Whistling Ducks

    Black-bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis subsp. autumnalis) Sexes similar. Mom with her 3/4 grown ducklings still very attentive. Shoveler Pond, Anauhac National Wildlife Refuge, northwest of High Island abutting East Bay, Chambers County, Texas, USA. Coastal marshes and prairies at...
  7. Black-bellied Whistling Duck

    Black-bellied Whistling Duck

    Black-bellied Whistling Duck family (Dendrocygna autumnalis subsp. autumnalis) Sexes similar. The orange-pink billed individuals are adults. Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Chambers County, Texas, USA. Margin of Shoveler Pond. Gulf prairies and marshes at ca. 2 m (6.6 ft) elevation.
  8. Black-bellied Whistling Duck

    Black-bellied Whistling Duck

    Black-bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis subsp. autumnalis) Sexes similar. Photographed in Jamaica Beach, Galveston Island, Galveston County, Texas, USA. Barrier Island, manicured coastal prairie at ca. 3 m (10.7 ft) elevation.
  9. BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK

    BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK

    Black-bellied Whistling-Duck whistling!
  10. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

    Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

  11. Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks

    Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks

    Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks
  12. Standing on one leg

    Standing on one leg

    Black-bellied Whisting Duck, standing on one leg
  13. Tree Ducks

    Tree Ducks

    The like to perch on the trees and they do whistle.
  14. I told you it's wet in here.

    I told you it's wet in here.

  15. bath time

    bath time

    a Dendrocygna autumnalis taking a shower
  16. flying 6 (Black-bellied Whistling Duck)

    flying 6 (Black-bellied Whistling Duck)

    A Black-bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) flying
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