Common Buzzard - Baltrasna, Ashbourne

Friday, August 14, 2015

Ring-necked Duck

A rare visitor from North America, the Ring-necked Duck can be found on freshwater lakes and ponds often associating with the very similar looking Tufted Duck.  You can check out my previous post on Tufted Ducks for comparison, it was published in March 2014.

This particular bird was found on the UCD campus and hung around for quite some time (not sure if it's still present).  This bird is a male,  typical of most duck species the female would be an altogether browner looking quite dull bird and not so photogenic







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