Thursday 27 January 2011

RING - NECKED DUCK

Spent a very cold  1 1/2 hours at St Gothian Sands at Godrevy this morning, as a Ring - Necked Duck had been found yesterday.
Although  Dawn was just breaking I got onto it almost right away, it was sleeping with all the tufted ducks.
As the light was not good I had to wait about an hour for sunrise before I could take any photo's, and with the area fenced off against dogs it is impossible to get close to the birds.
I was quite lucky as this one was about as close as anyone could get to it under the conditions, so I was very pleased as this was my first chance to get some images of this species.
The images below are hot off the press !!.




RING - NECKED DUCK.

This image clearly shows the identifying form of this species ie: the cone shaped head and the white side panel which runs high onto the shoulder, also the white line at the base of the bill, and the white band behind the black band on the bill.




RING-NECKED DUCK.




RING-NECKED DUCK WITH FEMALE TUFTED DUCK.




RING-NECKED DUCK WITH FEMALE TUFTED DUCK.








RING-NECKED DUCK.




RING-NECKED DUCK.





 


RING-NECKED DUCK.








RING-NECKED DUCK.







8 comments:

  1. He's quite handsome. I think he was posing for you in the last picture.
    Sorry I've been behind with my comments.
    ☼ Sunny

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  2. Well done Monts, You pipped me at the post by an hour.

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  3. Smashing images looks like it was well worth the early start.

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  4. Excellent Monty. I have to admit this is one species I have yet to see ... sometime maybe!

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  5. Ciao Monts, I am looking at your photos and I understand very well how it's done the Ring - Necked DUCK and I also realized that in the picture number 6 and number 8 it is smiling at me!
    Have a good weekend!

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