gadwall

Gadwall

Do gadwalls have eyelids that meet on the vertical? This picture with a "cat-eye" effect sure does look odd.

Female at the front; male at the back. I should have raised the ISO for this shot, to get a faster shutter speed, but I never had time. So I'm hoping it's one of those times when blurred wings works OK.|=)|

Woops! I lied yesterday. I forgot I'd actually got several firsts last weekend. I think it was a Freudian sort of forgetfulness because I didn't get very good pics of them. But here goes. This, I think, may be gadwall. I saw them a ways out on Chabot Lake, viewed from the path a good ways up the...

Three Quackers today.

Well Peeps, Suffering a bit this morning, heavy night out on the lash with our guests. Its white, windy and really cold outside here today, with more of the white stuff due. So its great we have 16 pubs and 4 clubs within a quarter mile radius of our house, not far to go...

Gadwalls in the sunshine at Strumpshaw Fen a couple of weeks ago. Ron

Gadwall this is a lady bird.

I don't know what was so fascinating about this Kingfisher perch but this drake Gadwall went to a lot of trouble to reach up and peck at it each time it swam past. I imagine it was nibbling at the algae on it. Ron

Some more unprocessed stuff.

Gadwall

Gadwall

I thought this was a pair of Gadwalls but then I looked again and discovered that it was a female Mallard on the right. I will get the hang of it one day! The green in the water is from reflected reeds. Ron

Some people describe Gadwalls as rather dull Ducks. I think that close up their colours and markings are subtle and exquisite. Ron

A Gadwall stretching its wings at Minsmere. I think these are really beautiful ducks in a subtle, understated way. Ron

You have to get close to these birds to appreciate their colours.

Take off....

Two males fighting over a female caused quite a stir on the lake. My apologies to all I have been away from the forum as I have been very busy so no doubt have missed some wonderful images unfortunately.