Tag: Duck

The Gadwalls

by Earthwatcher, posted in Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Duck, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, nature, Nature Photography, Seattle, Washington
A bird, a Female Gadwal duck, facing left in the mid and lower portion of the frame. Its head is erect and water is dripping from the end of its bill. The background is rippled water with some blue and white highlights.
Female Gadwall
Washington Park Arboretum Trail, Seattle, Washington, USA
A bird, a Male Gadwal duck, facing right in the mid left side of the frame. Its head is erect and its black bill is prominent and facing right. The background is rippled with a strong, vertical, white highlight.
Male Gadwal
Washington Park Arboretum Trail, Seattle, Washington, USA; 2025

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Lesser Scaups Taking Flight

by Earthwatcher, posted in Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Earthwatcher, Florida, Fujifilm Cameras, nature, Nature Photography, Photography, Waterfowl, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
A photograph of Lesser Scaups taking flight. The foreground is of the ducks with wings extended mostly upward. Behind them is a line of ducks still in the water. The overall background is a pond full of blue water.
Male and Femail Lesser Scaups in Flight;
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2025

We were at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge admiring a large flock of Lesser Scaups, a species of Ducks, when a Bald Eagle made a flyover. The eagle panicked the ducks and they took flight. My thanks to the eagle.

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A photograph of Lesser Scaups taking flight. The foreground is of the ducks with wings extended mostly upward. Behind them is a line of ducks still in the water. The overall background is a pond full of blue water.
Male and Femail Lesser Scaups in Flight;
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2025

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Mallards

by Earthwatcher, posted in Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, nature, Nature Photography, Uncategorized, Waterfowl, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
Female Mallard Duck with Duckling
Marymoor Park, Redmond, Washington, USA; MAY 2024

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Juvenile Mallard Duck
Marymoor Park, Redmond, Washington, USA; MAY 2024
Female Mallard with Ducklings
Yarrow Point, Washington, USA; MAY 2024
Hybrid Duck with Ducklings
The eye ring, a stripe at the rear under the wing, and its nesting near Mallards makes it likely a Mallard Hybrid.
Yarrow Point, Washington, USA; MAY 2024

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