Costa Rica wildfowl (1 Viewer)

[Steve.Jonesy]

Taken near the Palo Verde NP on the Viejo wetlands in Feb 2022
Amongst Black-bellied and Fulvous whistling ducks seems to be an albino!
Any thoughts?
Also
Long shot of a few BB ducks but the taller bird on the left partly hidden with a long neck and red bill seems un duck like in shape?
Any idea what it could be?
Many thanks

 

[Butty]

1. Looks like white (albino even, given pink bill) fulvous whistling-duck.
2-3. Black-bellied whistling duck in odd posture. See how similar it looks to the one at right.

 

[Steve.Jonesy]

Ah right okay
Many thanks

 

[KC Foggin]

Catching that Albino Duck was a great capture Steve. I don't believe I have ever seen an image of an albino duck in the history of BF!

 

[Steve.Jonesy]

Thanks I was surprised when I saw it👍

 

[Steve.Jonesy]

Catching that Albino Duck was a great capture Steve. I don't believe I have ever seen an image of an albino duck in the history of BF!

Also saw a very rare Gray Kingbird in same area so a good day!

 

[KC Foggin]

Also saw a very rare Gray Kingbird in same area so a good day!

It sure must have been a great day for you. Great pics of a Kingbird I didn't even know existed Steve.

 

[njlarsen]

I have never seen a gray kingbird in CR but I am used to those in eastern Caribbean and I have seen it in Florida. I have never seen one with a bill of this size!

Niels

 

[Butty]

Looks ok for grey kingbird. In pic 1, because of the angle, and because the bill is in shade, the bill looks deeper than it would if seen side-on.

 

[Steve.Jonesy]

I’m not asking it’s a defo this time 👍

 

[Andy Adcock]

I’m not asking it’s a defo this time 👍

Seems to have yellow edges to some wing feathers?