ruddy duck

Male Ruddy Duck in full colourful plumage. Was in the company of a female.

nice breeding plumage ruddy duck taken in bronx county n.y.

This male Ruddy Duck was displaying in fine color showing its stunning blue bill. The crown feathers are raised periodically forming satanic looking "horns" while the tail is raised and the neck inflated. Unlike most ducks in which the males are dull in mid-summer and brightly colored in...

Ruddy Ducks (Oxyura jamaicensis) male and female, winter plumage.

Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) 1st year male.

Normally I am not a fan of silhouette type pictures, but in this one the bird species is obvious from the location and the silhouette-a Ruddy Duck, one of the stiff tail ducks. This was taken in the predawn hours at a wildlife reserve pond near where I live in Southern California.

looks pretty much flightless at this moulting stage

Quite a contrast to the Ruddy Duck's mating plumage and blue bill! Nevertheless, still a handsome little guy.

Have a great weekend y'all.

Have a great weekend y'all.

Have a great weekend y'all.

Have a great weekend y'all.

So happy to see one of these, the first I've seen in years...Due to persecution they're about as rare as rocking horse sh*t nowadays.

Showing off his stiff tail.

A Ruddy Duck just waking up.

Have a great weekend y'all.

Another species observed in one of the ponds. I know these aren't always popular in Europe, but here they're on their home turf.

Right before she paddled off.

Smallish migratory duck. Taken from neighborhood dock, Dec. 17. Check out her reptilian legs and knobby knees (LOL)

I have been watching this little flock of ducks for about ten days and they are still here. They are very shy and I can't even get close in my car. This image was captured at about 50yds. I would have thought they would have moved on by this time.

A lot of these guys and you can get close. The rest of the ducks are so far away you can't tell what they are! ;o(

First Ruddy duck, I've seen this fall, at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge near Syracuse New York.