#diving ducks

[brooklynbridgebirds]

Buffleheads! Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 2.

[hmtaxidermy]

[aisphotostuff]

Critter of the week: Mallard duck Sussex.. by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: The mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) ..Our most familiar duck tends to be taken for granted but it is a beautiful bird. The drake in particular has spectacular iridescent plumage.

[blogbirdfeather]

Pochard - Zarro-comum (Aythya ferina)

Loulé/Portugal (19 & 20/02/2024)

[Nikon D500; AF-S Nikkor 500mm F5,6E PF ED VR with Nikon AF-S TC-14E III; 1/1600s; F8; 400 ISO]

[wingedjewels]

Male Bufflehead! by Debbie Meader Via Flickr: A male Bufflehead surfaces after diving in his search for lunch! He turned just the right way to show off his gorgeous iridescent feathers.

[photosandcraftsbykim]

[whatnext10]

It was Very Exciting to See These Lesser Scaups

Afternoon Nap It seems like every time I go out to Cedar Key I find some new bird to add to my life list. When I went last week I was specifically hoping to see some white pelicans (which aren’t a new species to me), but I only got to see our year long residents, the brown pelicans. But while I was there I did find a group of lesser scaups (Aythya affinis), also known as little blue bills or…

[cbssurfer]

Ben Thouard Photography

[whereifindsanity]

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Scott Sporleder

[wabblebees]

((please rb if you vote! obv this is just silly but im curious+wanna see ppls opinions<3))

[seabeck]

Parked at the boat launch watching the sun set and one of the old guys parked there with me tells me I can let my dog out. I couldn’t say “she’s not friendly” over her barking at him

[brooklynbridgebirds]

Red-breasted Merganser Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 beach

[ornithological]

tufted duck (aythya fuligula), male, ireland

[aisphotostuff]

Common Merganser WWT Sussex by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: The Common Merganser, often called the Goosander in Europe, is the largest of the sawbilled ducks. All are specialist fish eaters. Common Mergansers are found throughout the northern hemisphere, and in winter can be seen in large flocks, sometimes of thousands of birds. In Europe they nest as far south as the Swiss lakes, but they are principally a bird of the northern forests, favouring fast-flowing rivers for feeding, roosting on nearby lakes at night.

[blogbirdfeather]

Pochard - Zarro-comum (Aythya ferina): females

Loulé/Portugal (19 & 20/02/2024)

[Nikon D500; AF-S Nikkor 500mm F5,6E PF ED VR]

[wingedjewels]

Common Goldeneye Cleared for Liftoff!! by Debbie Meader Via Flickr: A male Common Goldeneye cleared for takeoff! He ran on top of the water for several feet, and he is just about ready for liftoff. Photo taken at Washougal River Greenway Trail.