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Ducks, Geese, and Swans { 56 images } Created 30 Aug 2009

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  • Portrait of an adult male canvasback (Aythya valisineria) surfacing while feeding in a flock on the Choptank River just offshore from Cambridge, Maryland.
    ChoptankRiverJanuaryCanvasback4.tif
  • Panoramic format portrait of an adult male lesser scaup (Aythya affinis), in nonbreeding plumage, drinking from the Choptank River, Cambridge, Maryland.
    ChoptankRiverJanuaryScaupPano1.tif
  • Panoramic format portrait of an adult male lesser scaup (Aythya affinis), in nonbreeding plumage,  swimming on the Choptank River, Cambridge, Maryland.
    ChoptankRiverJanuaryScaupPano2.tif
  • Panoramic format portrait of an adult male lesser scaup (Aythya affinis), in nonbreeding plumage,  feeding on the Choptank River, Cambridge, Maryland.
    ChoptankRiverJanuaryScaupPano3.tif
  • Panoramic format black and white portrait of an adult male lesser scaup (Aythya affinis), in nonbreeding plumage,  feeding on the Choptank River, Cambridge, Maryland.
    ChoptankRiverJanuaryScaupPano3BW.tif
  • Portrait of a male canvasback (Aythya valisineria) swimming on the Choptank River just offshore from Cambridge, Maryland.
    ChoptankRiverJanuaryCanvasback1.tif
  • An individual female canvasback (Aythya valisineria) peers out from a flock of male and female canvasbacks all swimming rapidly in the same direction, Choptank River, Cambridge, Maryland.
    ChoptankRiverJanuaryCanvasbackFemale...tif
  • Portrait of a male canvasback (Aythya valisineria), covered in water, surfacing during feeding on the Choptank River just offshore from Cambridge, Maryland.
    ChoptankRiverJanuaryCanvasback2.tif
  • Portrait of an adult male lesser scaup (Aythya affinis), in nonbreeding plumage, swimming on the Choptank River with a female scaup in the background, Cambridge, Maryland.
    ChoptankRiverJanuaryScaup2.tif
  • Portrait of an adult male canvasback (Aythya valisineria) surrounded by splashed water droplets, surfacing during feeding in a flock on the Choptank River just offshore from Cambridge, Maryland.
    ChoptankRiverJanuaryCanvasback3.tif
  • Portrait of an adult male canvasback (Aythya valisineria), covered in water, surfacing during feeding in a flock on the Choptank River just offshore from Cambridge, Maryland.
    ChoptankRiverJanuaryCanvasback5.tif
  • Portrait of an adult male lesser scaup (Aythya affinis), in nonbreeding plumage, surfacing while feeding on the Choptank River, Cambridge, Maryland. One large water droplet is captured perched on the top of the duck's head.
    CambridgeWinterScaupJanuary1.tif
  • Two male and one female American widgeons (Anas americana) rest on broken up ice from an ice floe that drifting into their cove, Choptank River, Cambridge, Maryland.
    ChoptankRiverJanuaryWidgeon.tif
  • A female ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) swims with its tail raised in a winter marsh, Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Assateague Island, Virginia.
    ChincoteagueRuddyDuckReflection1.tif
  • A female ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) swims in a winter marsh, Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Assateague Island, Virginia.
    ChincoteagueRuddyDuckReflection2.tif
  • A juvenile ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) swims in a winter marsh, Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Assateague Island, Virginia.
    ChincoteagueRuddyDuckReflection3.tif
  • A ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) swims in a winter marsh, Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Assateague Island, Virginia.
    ChincoteagueRuddyDuckReflection4.tif
  • A long exposure of a restless snow goose (Chen caerulescens) flock at twilight, Swan Cove Pool, Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Assateague Island, Virginia.
    RestlessSnowGeeseTwilight.tif
  • A male northern pintail (Anas acuta) stretches its wings in the late afternoon sun, Shoveler Pool, Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Assateague Island, Virginia.
    PintailFlapping.tif
  • Close-up of the scapular feathers of a Canada goose (Branta canadensis), Huntley Meadows Park, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Virginia
    CanadaGooseScapulars2BW.tif
  • A hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) family bedding down for the night just before sunset at Huntley Meadows Park, Alexandria, Virginia.
    HoodedMerganserFamily1.tif
  • Portrait of a canvasback drake (Aythya valisineria) sidelit by the morning sun, Choptank River, Cambridge, Maryland
    ChoptankDrakeCanvasbackContrast6.tif
  • Portrait of a canvasback drake (Aythya valisineria) sidelit by the morning sun, Choptank River, Cambridge, Maryland
    ChoptankDrakeCanvasbackContrast5.tif
  • Portrait of a canvasback drake (Aythya valisineria) sidelit by the morning sun, Choptank River, Cambridge, Maryland
    ChoptankDrakeCanvasbackContrast4.tif
  • Portrait of a canvasback drake (Aythya valisineria) sidelit by the morning sun, Choptank River, Cambridge, Maryland
    ChoptankDrakeCanvasbackContrast3-2.tif
  • Portrait of a canvasback drake (Aythya valisineria) sidelit by the morning sun, Choptank River, Cambridge, Maryland
    DrakeCanvasbackContrast2.tif
  • Black and white close-up portrait of a wild Canda goose (Branta canadensis) standing guard as its mate explores a potential nest site, Huntley Meadows Park, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Virginia
    CanadaGooseHead2BW.tif
  • Wild male wood duck bathing at the National Zoo
    MaleWoodDuckBathing2.tif
  • Portrait of a canvasback drake (Aythya valisineria) just after surfacing and facing towards the camera, Choptank River, Cambridge, Maryland
    CanvasbackFront copy.tif
  • Unique expression on a canvasback (Aythya valisineria) in mid-stretch, Choptank River, Cambridge, Maryland
    CanvasbackPoseP.tif
  • Long exposure of canvasbacks (Aythya valisineria) and American wigeons (Anas americana) actively feeding, Choptank River, Cambridge, Maryland
    WidgeonCanvasbackAbstract1.tif
  • Portrait of a canvasback drake (Aythya valisineria) just after surfacing, covered in water droplets, Choptank River, Cambridge, Maryland
    CanvasbackPortraitSquareP.tif
  • Long exposure of a startled flock of canvasbacks (Aythya valisineria) fleeing towards deeper water, Choptank River, Cambridge, Maryland
    CanvasbacksBlur4P.tif
  • Long exposure of a flock of canvasbacks (Aythya valisineria) and mallards (Anas platyrynchos) actively feeding, Choptank River, Cambridge, Maryland
    CanvasbacksBlur3P.tif
  • Long exposure of a flock of canvasbacks (Aythya valisineria) actively diving for food, Choptank River, Cambridge, Maryland
    CanvasbacksBlur2P.tif
  • Wild wood duck bathing at the National Zoo
    MaleWoodDuckBathing1.tif
  • Long exposure of a flock of canvasbacks (Aythya valisineria) actively diving for food, Choptank River, Cambridge, Maryland
    CanvasbacksBlur1P.tif
  • Heads of feeding canvasback (Aythya valisineria) lining up in an interesting pattern, Choptank River, Cambridge, Maryland
    CanvasbackHeadsVerticalP.tif
  • Portrait of a redhead drake (Aythya americana) wintering on the Choptank River, Cambridge, Maryland
    RedheadPortrait11P.tif
  • Portrait of a canvasback drake (Aythya valisineria) wintering on the Choptank River, Cambridge, Maryland
    CanvasbackPortrait10P.tif
  • Close-up portrait of a wild Canda goose (Branta canadensis) standing guard as its mate explores a potential nest site, Huntley Meadows Park, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Virginia
    CanadaGooseHead1S.tif
  • A pair of wild breeding Canada geese (Branta canadensis) exploring a potential nest site in a freshwater marsh complex south of Washington, DC, Huntley Meadows Park, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Virginia
    CanadaGoosePair2-2.tif
  • Fighting drake mallards (Anas platyrynchos) in a dispute over proximity to females, one male is hanging onto the neck feathers of the fleeing male, Choptank River, Cambridge, Maryland
    MallardFightP.tif
  • A wild pair of breeding Canada geese (Branta canadensis) staking out territory in a fresh water marsh complex south of Washington, DC, Huntley Meadows Park, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Virginia
    CanadaGoosePair1-2.tif
  • Flying Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) against an early November sunset, Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Cambridge, MD
    SunsetGooseBlackwater.tif
  • Close-up portrait of a canvasback (Aythya valisineria) on the Choptank River, Cambridge, MD in winter.
    CanvasbackPortrait1.tif
  • Flying Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) against an early November sunset, Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Cambridge, MD
    SunsetGeeseBlackwater.tif
  • Close-up portrait of a wild Canda goose (Branta canadensis) standing guard as its mate explores a potential nest site, Huntley Meadows Park, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Virginia
    CanadaGooseHead2-2.tif
  • Migrating geese flying over the Little Blackwater River, Blackwater National Widlife Refuge, Cambridge, MD on their way out to feed for the day.
    FlyingGeeseScenic.tif
  • Portrait of a canvasback drake (Aythya valisineria) sidelit by the morning sun, Choptank River, Cambridge, Maryland
    ChoptankDrakeCanvasbackContrast1.tif
  • First Summer Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) swimming, Horseshoe Lake, Denali National Park, AK
    HorseshoeTrumpeterSwan.tif
  • Portrait of a redhead drake (Aythya americana) wintering on the Choptank River, Cambridge, Maryland
    RedheadChoptank1P2.tif
  • American wigeon (Anas americana) in breeding plumage swimming with its head forward in a breeding display, Choptank River, Cambridge, Maryland
    AmericanWidgeonPortraitP.tif
  • An unpaired wild male mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) feeding in a freshwater marsh in Huntley Meadows Park, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Virginia
    FeedingMaleMallardS.tif
  • Morning portrait with reflection of a female canvasback (Aythya valisineria) on the Choptank River, Cambridge, Maryland
    FemaleCanvasbackReflection.tif
  • Portrait of a redhead drake (Aythya americana) wintering on the Choptank River, Cambridge, Maryland
    RedheadPortrait10P.tif