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Ducks, Geese, and other wetland birds
Grumpy Duck
The Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) is one of the most abundant and widespread diving ducks in North America.
Belted Kingfisher
With its top-heavy body, energetic flight, and piercing rattle, the Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) seems to have an air of confidence as it patrols up and down rivers and shorelines.
Close Up Mallard
With over 10 million mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) residing in North America alone, the Mallards are one of the best-known and most recognizable ducks.
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The Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) tend to build their nests within one mile of a lake shore, river bank, or other body of water.
Undercover Stare
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) eat primarily aquatic invertebrates such as mollusks, insects, and crustaceans, but they also eat aquatic plants and seeds.
One Legged Coot
American Coot (Fulica americana) often mix with ducks. But they’re closer relatives of the gangly Sandhill Crane than of Mallards or teal.
Scratching
Cattle Egrets (Bubulcus ibis) are opportunistic feeders and follow cattle or farm machines around to catch insects.
Watchful Wood Duck
The Wood Duck(Aix sponsa) is a flamboyant and colorful species of North American waterfowl.
Graceful Mallard
A Mallard Duck Drake (Anas platyrhynchos)
gets ready to land at White Rock Lake.
gets ready to land at White Rock Lake.
Amazing White Pelican
The American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) is one of North America’s largest birds, with a 9-foot wingspan, they are also among the heaviest flying birds in the world.
Springtime Wood Duck
The Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) feeds by dabbling and they are strong fliers and can reach speeds of 30 mph.
Perfect Landing
The Canada goose (Branta canadensis) is one of the best-known birds in North America. It is found in every contiguous U.S. state and Canadian province at one time of the year or another.
Great Blue Heron on Padre Island
The tall, long-legged Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
is the most common and largest of North American herons.
is the most common and largest of North American herons.
Blue-winged Teal
The Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) is the second most abundant duck in North America, behind the Mallard.
Male Mallard
The most abundant and wide-ranging duck on earth. The mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)usually inhabits the freshwaters of North America, Europe, Asia, New Zealand, and Australia.
Roseate Spoonbill
Gorgeous at a distance and bizarre up close is the Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja). They were once hunted almost to extinction for their feathers, but now they are protected and their numbers have recovered.
Perfect Pintail
The Pintails (Anas acuta) are among the first ducks to migrate south in the fall and north in the spring.
Hunting Among the Lotus
Great Blue Herons (Ardea herodias) snare their aquatic prey by walking slowly, or standing still for long periods of time and waiting for fish to come within range of their long necks and blade-like bills.
Flaring Mallard
the mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) is a dabbling duck found throughout temperate and sub-tropical areas around the world.
Shadow Heron
The Great Egret (Ardea alba) is a tall, stately white wader of quiet water.
Basking in the Winter Sun
A nearly all-black water bird with a snaky neck, the Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus)
occurs in sheltered waters of southern U.S., the Caribbean, and Latin America.
occurs in sheltered waters of southern U.S., the Caribbean, and Latin America.
White Rock Wood Duck
The Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) are one of only a few ducks that have claws on their feet, allowing them to perch and nest in trees.
Crazy Coot
The waterborne American Coot (Fulica americana) is one good reminder that not everything that floats is a duck.
Spotted Sandpiper
The Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
is among the most notable and memorable shorebirds in North America.
is among the most notable and memorable shorebirds in North America.
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The Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa Violacea) is a stocky heron that can be found around ponds, swamps, and lowland forests.
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