I thought this was a female, but it is actually an eclipse male based on its all dark bill and male tertials. Female and eclipse male Gadwall are even easier to overlook than their "bright" male counterparts. Looking much like a slightly undersized Mallard with a darker bill, identification is...
This is an adult male. They lack the bold patterns of most other male ducks making them easy to overlook when seen at a distance. But at close range, the gray body feathering is an intricate herring-bone pattern of fine vermiculations visible here. Formerly uncommon in our area, this...
Life : Fear and Hope
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Fear ...
... Is not
The food
But ...
... Hope is
We all
Shall be
Together ...
And rejoice
... Still
After ... and
Beyond
Times of Corona
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Gadwall m & f
Watch the lovely group
feed in joy ... not
in fear ...
Link ...
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