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
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...
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...
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.
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.
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