Waterbirds: Swimmers
Ducks
Ducks are typically placed in 3 groups:
Tree/perching - Whistling, Muscovy, Wood
Dabbling - a large group of ducks (e.g.: Mallard)
Diving - sea ducks (e.g.: Scoter); bay (e.g.: Canvasback), sawbills (e.g.: Merganser); stiff-tailed (e.g.: Ruddy)
Northern Shoveler, male
Northern Shoveler, female
Northern Shoveler, female
Northern Shoveler, male
Northern Shoveler, pair
Northern Shoveler, male
Northern Shoveler, male
Northern Shoveler, male
Northern Shoveler, male
Northern Shoveler, male
Northern Shoveler, male
Green-winged Teal, male
Green-winged Teal, male
Green-winged Teal, male
Surf Scoter
Surf Scoter
Surf Scoter, male
Surf Scoter, male
Surf Scoter
Canvasback
Canvasback
Canvasback
Northern Pintail, male
Ruddy Duck
Ruddy Duck
Ruddy Duck
Ruddy Duck
Barrow's Golden-eye, female
Bufflehead, male
Bufflehead, male
Bufflehead, female
Bufflehead, female & male
Bufflehead, male
Bufflehead, male
Northern Shoveler
Long-tailed Duck at Morro Bay
Mallard pair
Mallard pair
Gadwall male
Gadwall pair
Mating Mallards
Mating Mallards
Mallard male
Mallard female