Ring-necked Ducks in Flight
by Judi Dressler
Title
Ring-necked Ducks in Flight
Artist
Judi Dressler
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Photograph - Fine Art Photography
Description
These two Ring-necked Ducks had been swmming in a pond where there were quite a few ducks, in January on a cold and windy day. I felt lucky to get some photographs of them flying off.
Although it mixes freely with other diving ducks on large lakes in winter, the Ring-neck is also found on small, tree-lined ponds, and associating with dabbling ducks on shallow waters. A strong and fast flier, it is able to take flight by springing up directly from the water, without the laborious take-off run of most diving ducks. Despite the name, the ring on its neck is almost never visible. Females are rich brown with a delicate face pattern.
Photo taken on January 23, 2021, in Boulder, Colorado
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Comments (17)
Conni Schaftenaar
You must have such patience to get so many great photos of birds in flight, Judi - this is sweet! L/F
Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "Birds In Focus" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020-2021 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020-2021 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Shoal Hollingsworth
Wonderful work. Thank you for submitting your image to the Ducks, Geese and Swans Only Group where the image is now featured on the home page. Feel free to post this in the Featured archive in the group discussion page section L/F
Alana Thrower
Beautiful in flight capture! Thanks for sharing the information about these interesting ducks. l/f/t/p/fb
Jordan Hill
Congratulations on being featured in the FAA Group ‘The Outdoor Photographer' To ensure your feature remains available over time, post your featured images in the Group's 'Thanks for the Feature / photo archive
Dawn Currie
Congratulations! This fine image of an identified wild bird is now featured on the homepage of Wild Birds Of The World - A Nature Photography Group. Please take a moment to add it to the 2021 Features Archive and Thanks discussion for additional visibility.
Murray Rudd
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