duck

This mallard was just taking in the warm weather and resting near the canal. I think he was too hot to even move away from me when I was walking near her.

I took this today. I was so close all I could get in the frame was her head. I thought she looked rather haughty, when she looked me in the eye.

The ever popular Harlequin duck on the river Don

Here is a female Ruddy duck out of the same group that the drake was in. What I don't understand is why this group is still here in Tennessee, when their Summer range is in the Northwest, at least that is what my field guide says.

This green head mallard was skimming in the mud at the reserve. I love how the color shines in the sunlight, so pretty!

These three pintails would go from one little section of the water that wasn't frozen at the reserve yesterday. It's was comical to watch them "walking" or skating on the ice.

There weren't many different types of birds at the reservef yesterday, but the ones that were there were very photogenic! This pintail drake was so cooperative for me!

Santa Clara County A sord of mallards. not sure what the top right one is? whats the name of this morph? not a Saxony.

We must have some of the most promiscuous ducks alive on our little lake here in Nashville. This post is in addition to the three I posted yesterday. All seem to be hybrids.

This is my third strange Mallard.

The Lessor Scaup duck winters on the West Coast of North America, which is where I managed to photograph this magnificent male, stretching its wings. It is quite a beautiful and stunning duck, and I tried to capture this. Its feathers along the wings are quite beautiful, and with the creep of...

The Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) is a large duck native to Mexico, Central, and South America. However, I caught this one on the West Coast of British Columbia.

Marshes, prairies, fresh ponds, lakes, salt bays. Summers in wide variety of open habitats, including prairies, farmland, northern tundra, near bodies of water.

There's debate on whether this Hooded Merganser at Radipole Lake in Weymouth is an escapee or a genuine migrant. All I know is that it looks gorgeous.

Many Pintail flocks migrate from Siberia across the Bering Strait to winter in North America.

Northern Pintail Drake...perfect take-off.

While visiting my daughter in Colorado I went to take some sunset pictures. This mallard just stopped to pose for me...she's a beauty for sure!

Another in my Long-tailed Duck photos Some Long-tailed Ducks coming in for a landing amongst the crow

The Bird waited patiently before taking off and gave me ample time to get a take off shot from the boat.