#diving ducks

[brooklynbridgebirds]

Buffleheads! Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 2.

[hmtaxidermy]

[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]

[bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: Lesser Scaup

^Image credit: Basar

Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) 

The Lesser Scaup (adult female pictured) is extremely visually similar to the Greater Scaup, which it forms a superspecies with. Despite having the largest population of any diving duck species in North America their population has been declining steadily since the mid-1980's, with indications that their breeding success is decreasing, though exactly why remains uncertain.

[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.

[mostlybirdsandphotos]

another of my favourite shots from the weekend—a male bufflehead at sunrise! this was my first time seeing one so close up, so it was super exciting (｡^ᴗ^ )

[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…

[thecharters]

Colorado gets a boost from Google Photos

Colorado gets a boost from Google Photos

Google Photos has recently been greatly revamped, offering “unlimited” storage of photos in “high quality,” or up to 15 GB if you upload original photos. “High quality” is pretty darn high, so I experimented by dumping a bunch (several thousand) photos into my account. But that, as with many things Google does, isn’t all. Google also has an “assistant” that does things like automatically creating…

[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))

[have-you-seen-this-animal]

[blogbirdfeather]

Pochard - Zarro-comum (Aythya ferina): females

Loulé/Portugal (19 & 20/02/2024)

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

[thezoe611]

I finally got around to rereading and finishing "The Unmasked Mallard, Part 2", from @rubbersoles19 So I wanted to make a quick drawing of my favorite scene (very hard to choose), but I decided to base it on Chapter 18: The Chapter With The Glow-Ups, when the Fearsome Five decide to make a last attack against Morgana and her Knights. (it's not exactly like the story, but I liked how it turned out^^')

I really like these Fearsome Five designs. And yes, in the end my favorite character is "Catnip"^^

[sunshine-gumdrop]