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Anatidae: Ducks, Geese, Swans, Teals, Shovelers, Pintails, Mergansers, Goldeneyes, Wigeons

Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans, teals, shovelers, pintails, mergansers, goldeneyes, wigeons)
waterfowl: ducks, geese, swans
plus mergansers, teals, goldeneyes, scoters, wigeons
around 40 genera - 25 depicted
around 146 species worldwide - 47 depicted

Species on page

+ Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
+ White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)
+ Northern pintail (Anas acuta)
+ Pacific black duck (Anas superciliosa)
+ Andean teal (Anas andium)
+ Green-winged Teal (Anas carolinensis)

+ Blue-winged teal (Spatula discors)
+ Cinnamin teal (Spatula cyanoptera)
+ Northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata)

+ Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata)
+ Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
+ Greater scaup (Aythya marila)
+ Ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris)
+ Redhead (Aythya americana )
+ Black-bellied whistling duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)
+ Wandering whistling-duck (Dendrocygna arcuata)
+ Rudy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
+ Blue duck Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos
+ Wood duck (Aix sponsa)
+ Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
+ Australian wood duck / maned duck (Chenonetta jubata)
+ Paradise shelduck (Tadorna variegata)
+ Radjah shelduck (Radjah radjah)
+ American wigeon (Mareca americana)
+ Gadwall (Mareca strepera)

+ Canada goose (Branta canadensis)
+ Brant (Branta bernicla)
+ Nene (Branta sandvicensis)
+ Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
+ Ashy-headed goose (Chloephaga poliocephala)
+ Upland goose (Chloephaga picta)
+ Bar-headed goose (Anser indicus)
+ Graylag goose (Anser anser)
+ Greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons)
+ Cape Barren goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae)
+ Andean goose (Neochen melanoptera)
+ Snow goose (Chen caerulescens)

+ Mute swan (Cygnus olor)
+ Black-necked swan (Cygnus melancoryphus)
+ Black swan (Cygnus atratus)
+ Whopper swan (Cygnus cyngus)

+ Common merganser (Mergus merganser)
+ Hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)

+ Common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
+ Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
+ Surf scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)

+ Common eider (Somateria mollissima)

+ Misc

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Ducks

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Mr. and Mrs. Mallard

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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans, teals)
Anatidae type species
Palo Alto Baylands 12-24-2010

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Male-ard

shoreline park

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans, teals)
Shoreline Park
November 20, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

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Mallard

emily renzel wetlands

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans, teals)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
May 19, 2021
Canon 7Dmark2
Canon R5

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Bottoms up

pair of mallards

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans, teals)
Palo Alto Baylands
November 25, 2013

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Mallard

mallard
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans, teals)
Tasmania
September 11, 2015
Canon 7DMark2
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Hellyer
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Family: Anatidae
Hellyer Park City Challenge Bioblitz
April 28, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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Iceland Re ducks

iceland 2019
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans, teals)
, Iceland
September 10, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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alum rock state park

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Family: Anatidae
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
Canon 7dmark2

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alum rock state park 2021

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans, teals)
Alum Rock State Park
Bioblitz
March 13, 2021
Canon 7dmark2

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When mallards play pool

my yard 2021
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans, teals)
My yard
April 3, 2021
Canon R5

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alum rock state park

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Family: Anatidae
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
Canon 7dmark2

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Fowl with bonnet

Texas 2024

Domestic mallard (Anas platyrhynchos var. domesticus)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans, teals)
Kerrville, Texas 2024
April 8, 2024
Canon R5

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Hellyer
Domestic mallard (Anas platyrhynchos var. domesticus)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans, teals)
Hellyer Park City Challenge Bioblitz
April 28, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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Hellyer
Domestic mallard (Anas platyrhynchos var. domesticus)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans, teals)
Hellyer Park City Challenge Bioblitz
April 28, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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Hellyer
Domestic mallard (Anas platyrhynchos var. domesticus)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans, teals)
Hellyer Park City Challenge Bioblitz
April 28, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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White cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)

White-cheeked Pintail

galapagos
White cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans, teals, shovelers, pintails, mergansers, goldeneyes, wigeons)
Galápagos
2010

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galapagos
White cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)
Family: Anatidae
Galápagos
2010

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Northern pintail (Anas acuta)

Northern pintail

baylands

Northern pintail (Anas acuta)
Family: Anatidae
Palo Alto Baylands
November 11, 2018
Canon 7DmarkII

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Northern pintail

baylands

Northern pintail (Anas acuta)
Family: Anatidae
Palo Alto Baylands
November 11, 2018
Canon 7DmarkII

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palo alto baylands
Northern pintail (Anas acuta)
Family: Anatidae
Palo Alto Baylands
May 16, 2020
Canon 7D markII

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palo alto baylands
Northern pintail (Anas acuta)
Family: Anatidae
Palo Alto Baylands
Decemebr 15, 2020
Canon 7D markII

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Pintail

merced

Northern pintail (Anas acuta)
Family: Anatidae: (ducks, geese, swans, teals, shovelers, pintails, mergansers, goldeneyes, wigeons)
Merced National Wildlife Reserve
January 18, 2021
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

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Pacific black duck (Anas superciliosa)

Pacific black duck

Pacific black duck (Anas superciliosa)
Family: Anatidae: (ducks, geese, swans, teals, shovelers, pintails, mergansers, goldeneyes, wigeons)
Tasman Peninsula
August 29, 2015
Canon 7Dmark2

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Pacific black duck

pacific black duck
Pacific black duck (Anas superciliosa)
Family: Anatidae: (ducks, geese, swans, teals, shovelers, pintails, mergansers, goldeneyes, wigeons)
August 19, 2015
Perth, Australia
Canon 7Dmark2

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Green patch

green patch
Pacific black duck (Anas superciliosa)
Family: Anatidae: (ducks, geese, swans, teals, shovelers, pintails, mergansers, goldeneyes, wigeons)
August 19, 2015
Perth, Australia
Canon 7Dmark2

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Brown black

brisbane 2023

Pacific black duck (Anas superciliosa)
Family: Anatidae: (ducks, geese, swans, teals, shovelers, pintails, mergansers, goldeneyes, wigeons)
Loganlea, Australia 2023
December 13, 2023
Canon R5

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Andean teal (Anas andium)

Teal

lake titicaca

Andean teal (Anas andium)
Family: Anatidae: (ducks, geese, swans, teals, shovelers, pintails, mergansers, goldeneyes, wigeons)
Taquile Island
Lake Titicaca, Peru
July 14, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2
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Green-winged teal (Anas carolinensis)

Two for teal

baylands

Green-winged teal (Anas carolinensis)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans, teal)
Palo Alto Baylands
2012

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baylands

Green-winged teal (Anas carolinensis)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans, teal)
Palo Alto Baylands
December 17, 2017
Canon 7DmarkII

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charleston slough

Green-winged teal (Anas carolinensis)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans, teal)
Charleston Slough
September 20, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

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emily renzel wetlands

Green-winged teal (Anas crecca)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans, teals)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
November 12, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

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Blue-winged teal (Anas discors) formerly (Anas discors)

Blue-winged teal

blue-winged teal

Blue-winged teal (Spatula discors)
Green Cay, Florida
2012

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Spatuler

byxbee park

Blue-winged teal (Spatula discors)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
Byxbee Park
Feburary 11, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

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Cinnamin teal (Spatula cyanoptera)

emily renzel wetlands

Cinnamin teal (Spatula cyanoptera)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
July 30, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

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emily renzel wetlands

Cinnamin teal (Spatula cyanoptera)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
November 12, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

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emily renzel wetlands

Cinnamin teal (Spatula cyanoptera)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
November 12, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

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Northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata)

Northern visitor

byxbee park

Northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
Byxbee Park
Feburary 11, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

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Mr. and Mrs. Shoveler

byxbee park

Northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
Byxbee Park
Feburary 11, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

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Shoveling

emily renzel wetlands

Northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
September 15, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

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emily renzel wetlands

Northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
February 4, 2021
Canon 7Dmark2

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Jack Laws Master Class and Photo Shoot
Northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
Jack Laws Master Class and Photo Shoot
Charleston Slough
December 19, 2021
Canon 7Dmark2

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Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata)

Muscovy

florida 2018

Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Robert is Here
Near the Everglades, Florida
April 1, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

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Duckling

florida 2018

Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Robert is Here
Near the Everglades, Florida
April 1, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

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Ducklings

florida 2018

Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Robert is Here
Near the Everglades, Florida
April 1, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

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Close

florida 2018

Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Robert is Here
Near the Everglades, Florida
April 1, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

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Closer

florida 2018

Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Robert is Here
Near the Everglades, Florida
April 1, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

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Muscovies

florida 2018

Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Robert is Here
Near the Everglades, Florida
April 1, 2018
Canon 5Dmark2

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Hellyer
Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Hellyer Park City Challenge Bioblitz
April 28, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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Puerto Rico 2021
Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Hacienda Juanita
Maricao, Puerto Rico
May 6, 2021
Canon R5

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mexico

Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Tamasopo Falls
Mexico
September 4, 2023
Canon R5

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mexico

Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Tamasopo Falls
Mexico
September 4, 2023
Canon R5

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Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)

Canvasback

byxbee park

Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans, teals)
Byxbee Park
Feburary 11, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

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Stick in the mud

canvasback

Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans, teals)

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charleston slough

Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans, teals)
Charleston Slough
December 30, 2021
Canon R5

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charleston slough

Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans, teals)
Charleston Slough
December 30, 2021
Canon R5

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Greater scaup (Aythya marila)

palo alto baylands
Greater scaup (Aythya marila)
Family: Anatidae
Palo Alto Baylands
With Photographing Nature class
March 9, 2019
Canon 7D markII

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Ring-necked ducks (Aythya collaris)

Necks rung

felt lake

Ring-necked ducks (Aythya collaris)
Photographing Nature class
October 21, 2017
Canon 7Dmark 2
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san diego zoo
Ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, and swans)
San Diego Zoo
March 28, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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Redhead (Aythya americana)

Texas 2024

Redhead (Aythya americana)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Corpus Christi, Texas 2024
April 7, 2024
Canon R5

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Black-bellied whistling duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)

Doesn't know the words

Black-bellied whistling duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
The Pantanal
2011

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panama

Black-bellied whistling duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Ammo Ponds
Panama
July 14, 2018
Canon 7DmarkII

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Whistling Duxie

Texas 2024

Black-bellied whistling duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Texas 2024
April 6, 2024
Canon R5

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florida 2021
Black-bellied whistling duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Green Cay, Florida
April 22, 2021
Canon R5

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Wandering whistling-duck (Dendrocygna arcuata)

Wandering whistling

kakadu 2023

Wandering whistling-duck (Dendrocygna arcuata)
Family: Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, and Swans)
Yellow waters
Kakadu, Australia 2023
December 23, 2023
Canon R5
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Rudy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)

Ruddy duck

Ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans, teals)
London
May 7, 2004
Canon PowerShot Pro90 IS
with Geoffrey Tyack

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Ruddy duck

coyotehills

Ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans, teals)
Coyote Hills
January 17, 2018
Canon 7DmarkII

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Ruddy duck

coyotehills

Ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Coyote Hills
January 17, 2018
Canon 7DmarkII

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Ruddy duck

emily renzel wetlands 2023

Ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans, teals)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
April 3, 2023
Canon R5

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emily renzel wetlands

Ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
August 7, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

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Feeling droolish

coyotehills

Ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Coyote Hills
January 17, 2018
Canon 7DmarkII

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Ruddy duck diving

coyotehills

Ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Coyote Hills
January 17, 2018
Canon 7DmarkII

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Blue duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos)

Blue

new zealand

Blue duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, and swans)
Tawhai Falls
Tongariro, New Zealand 2022
December 9, 2022
Canon R5
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Wood duck (Aix sponsa)

The whole family

wood duck
Wood duck
Green Cay, Florida
April 30, 2015

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Favorite child

wood duck
Wood ducks
Green Cay, Florida
April 30, 2015

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Wood duck

New York 2017, 2018

Wood duck (Aix sponsa)
Central Park, New York
December 27, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2

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Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)


New York 2018

Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
New York
December 25, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

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New York 2018

Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
New York
December 27, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

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New York 2018

Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
New York
December 27, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

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New York 2018

Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) and wood duck (Aix sponsa)
New York
December 25, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

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Mandarin

mandarin duck
Mandarin duck
London
May 7, 2004
Canon Digital rebel

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Confuse us say...

mandarin duck
Mandarin duck
London
May 7, 2004
Canon Digital rebel

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Mandarin duck

china 2017

Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
Beihai Park
Beijing
May 9, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2

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Australian wood duck (Chenonetta jubata)

Australian wood duck

australian wood duck
Australian wood duck / maned duck (Chenonetta jubata)
Tasman Peninsula
September 13, 2015
Canon 7Dmark2

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Duck

australian wood duck
Australian wood duck - female (Chenonetta jubata)
August 19, 2015
Perth, Australia
Canon 7Dmark2

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The mane thing ducks and lions have in common

Mt Coot-tha 2023

Maned duck (Chenonetta jubata)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Mt Coot-tha Botanical Garden
Brisbane, Australia 2023
December 20, 2023
Canon R5
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university of queensland

Maned duck (Chenonetta jubata)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
University of Queensland
Brisbane, Australia 2023
December 18, 2023
Canon R5
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Paradise shelduck (Tadorna variegata)

new zealand

Paradise shelduck (Tadorna variegata)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, and swans)
Zealandia, New Zealand 2022
December 10, 2022
Canon R5

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Radjah Shelduck (Radjah radjah)

Shelducks

darwin 2023

Radjah Shelduck (Radjah radjah)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Promenade
Darwin, Australia 2023
December 26, 2023
Canon R5
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American wigeon (Mareca americana)

American wigeon

shoreline park

American wigeon (Mareca americana)
Family: Anatidae
Shoreline Park
November 24, 2019
With Photographing Nature classes
Canon 7Dmark2

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emily renzel wetlands

American wigeon (Mareca americana)
Family: Anatidae
Emily Renzel Wetlands
November 12, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

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Gadwall (Mareca strepera)

Gadwalling away the time

emily renzel wetlands

Gadwall (Mareca strepera)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
August 25, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

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emily renzel wetlands

Gadwall (Mareca strepera)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
August 25, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

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emily renzel wetlands

Gadwall (Mareca strepera)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
May 19, 2021
Canon 7Dmark2
Canon R5

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G-wall

emily renzel wetlands 2023

Gadwall (Mareca strepera)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
Ocotber 26, 2023
Canon R5

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Odd couple

emily renzel wetlands

Gadwall (Mareca strepera)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
American coot (Fulica americana)
Family: Rallidae
Emily Renzel Wetlands
November 14, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

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Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)

Geese

Canada Goose
Byxbee Park

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Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
Palo Alto Baylands)

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Byxbee Park

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Moving up

felt lake

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
Photographing Nature class
October 21, 2017
Canon 7Dmark 2
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Northern immigrants

hayward regional shoreline

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
Hayward Regional Shoreline
January 13, 2018
Canon 7DmarkII

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Hellyer
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
Hellyer Park City Challenge Bioblitz
April 28, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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Not yet aerodynamic

canada geese

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
East Embarcadero
Palo Alto
May 19, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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Goose and goslings

canada geese

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
East Embarcadero
Palo Alto
May 19, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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palo alto baylands
Canada goose (Branta canadensis)
Family: Anatidae
Palo Alto Baylands
May 16, 2020
Canon 7D markII

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palo alto baylands
Canada goose (Branta canadensis)
Family: Anatidae
Palo Alto Baylands
May 16, 2020
Canon 7D markII

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palo alto baylands
Canada goose (Branta canadensis)
Family: Anatidae
Palo Alto Baylands
May 16, 2020
Canon 7D markII

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palo alto baylands
Canada goose (Branta canadensis)
Family: Anatidae
Palo Alto Baylands
May 16, 2020
Canon 7D markII

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Goose close

canada geese

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
East Embarcadero
Palo Alto
May 19, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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Goslings on the road

canada geese

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
East Embarcadero
Palo Alto
May 19, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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Abbey Road Canada style

canada geese

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
East Embarcadero
Palo Alto
May 19, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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Canada gosling

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
London
May 14, 2009
Canon Rebel XSi

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Finding his shadow

shoreline park

Canada goose (Branta canadensis)
Family: Anatidae
Shoreline Park
December 30, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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Geese in a row

shoreline park

Canada goose (Branta canadensis)
Family: Anatidae
Shoreline Park
December 30, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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Walking to Canada

shoreline park

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
Shoreline Park
December 30, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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shoreline park

Canada goose (Branta canadensis)
Family: Anatidae
Shoreline Park
February 22, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

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emily renzel wetlands

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
May 14, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

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Brant (Branta bernicla)

Brant and Canada

shoreline park

Brant (Branta bernicla)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans, teals, merganzers,)
Canada goose (Branta canadensis)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
Shoreline Park
December 21, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

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shoreline park

Brant (Branta bernicla)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
Shoreline Park
December 21, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

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shoreline park

Brant (Branta bernicla)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
Shoreline Park
December 21, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

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Nene (Branta sandvicensis)

hawaii 2017

Nene (Branta sandvicensis)
Kilauea Military Camp
Volcanoes National Park
Hawaii
June 27, 2017
Canon 7D mark II

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hawaii 2017

Nene (Branta sandvicensis)
Kilauea Military Camp
Volcanoes National Park
Hawaii
June 27, 2017
Canon 7D mark II

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hawaii 2017

Nene (Branta sandvicensis)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans, teals, merganzers,)
Kilauea Military Camp
Volcanoes National Park
Hawaii
June 27, 2017
Canon 7D mark II

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hawaii 2017

Nene (Branta sandvicensis)
Kilauea Military Camp
Volcanoes National Park
Hawaii
June 27, 2017
Canon 7D mark II

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Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)

Eqypt comes to Florida

florida 2022
Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans, teals, merganzers)
Greynolds East
Florida
June 14, 2022
Canon R5

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florida 2022
Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans, teals, merganzers,)
Greynolds East
Florida
June 14, 2022
Canon R5

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Sticking his neck out

Texas 2024

Domestic mallard (Anas platyrhynchos var. domesticus)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans, teals)
Kerrville, Texas 2024
April 8, 2024
Canon R5

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Power step

goose

Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans, teals, merganzers,)
Only extant species in genus
Serengeti
July, 2012

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Egyptian goose - feathered

florida

Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans, teals, merganzers,)
August 17, 2009

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Egyptian goose

goose
Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans, teals, merganzers,)
Company Garden, Cape Town
June 12, 2013

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Egyptian goslings

goose
Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans, teals, merganzers,)
Company Garden, Cape Town
June 12, 2013

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The Egyptian air force

tz2002

Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans, teals, merganzers,)
Tanzania
June 25, 2002
Canon PowerShot Pro90 IS

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Ashy-headed goose (Chloephaga poliocephala)

Ashy

ashy-headed goose

Ashy-headed goose (Chloephaga poliocephala)
Patagonia
March 27, 2006
Canon digital rebel

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Male upland goose (Chloephaga picta)

Male upland goose

ushuaia pix

Male upland goose (Chloephaga picta)
Tierra del Fuego National Park
December 20, 2013

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Female upland goose

ushuaia pix

Female upland goose (Chloephaga picta)
Tierra del Fuego National Park
December 20, 2013

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Bar-headed goose (Anser indicus)

Bar some

goosehead head

Bar-headed goose (Anser indicus)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
The Darwin Safari
Kew Gardens
September 10, 2007
Canon 30D
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Bar-headed goose (Anser indicus)
London
May 7, 2004
Canon Digital rebel

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Greylag goose (Anser anser)

Graylag goose

Graylag goose (Anser anser) London
May 7, 2004
Canon PowerShot Pro90 IS
with Geoffrey Tyack

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What's the question

iceland 2019
Graylag goose (Anser anser)
Family: Anatidae
Reykjavik, Iceland
September 15, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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Anser profiled

iceland 2019
Graylag goose (Anser anser)
Family: Anatidae
Reykjavik, Iceland
September 15, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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Questioning look

iceland 2019
Greylag goose (Anser anser)
Family: Anatidae
Reykjavik, Iceland
September 15, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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Domestic Greylag goose (Anser anser domesticus)

Hellyer
Domestic Greylag goose (Anser anser domesticus)
Family: Anatidae
Hellyer Park Winter Bird Walk
December 14, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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Bad feather day

hellyer
Domestic greylag goose (Anser anser var. domesticus)
Hellyer Park Winter Bird Walk
December 14, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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Hellyer 2020
Domestic Greylag goose (Anser anser domesticus)
Family: Anatidae
Hellyer Park Winter 2020 Bioblitz
February 8, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

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Hellyer 2020
Domestic Greylag goose (Anser anser domesticus)
Family: Anatidae
Hellyer Park Winter 2020 Bioblitz
February 8, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

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Greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons)

Hellyer
Greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons)
Family: Anatidae
Hellyer Park Winter Bird Walk
December 14, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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Hellyer
Greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons)
Family: Anatidae
Hellyer Park Winter Bird Walk
December 14, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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hellyer
Greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons)
Family: Anatidae
Hellyer Park Winter Bird Walk
December 14, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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hellyer
Greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons)
Hellyer Park Winter Bird Walk
December 14, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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merced

Greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
Merced National Wildlife Reserve
January 18, 2021
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

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Cape Barren goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae)

Down under goose

cape barren goose
Cape Barren goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae)
April 3, 2012

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Cape Barren goose

cape barren goose
Cape Barren goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae)
Tasman Peninsula
August 30, 2015

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Andean goose (Neochen melanoptera)

Two birds reflected

chile
Andean goose (Neochen melanoptera)
Atacama, Chile
Canon T1i,
May 31, 2010

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Snow goose (Chen caerulescens)

Snow in Hell

Hellyer
Snow goose (Chen caerulescens)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
Hellyer Park City Challenge Bioblitz
April 28, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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Snow in Hell

Hellyer
Snow goose (Chen caerulescens)
Family: Anatidae
Hellyer Park City Challenge Bioblitz
April 28, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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En Masse

merced

Snow goose (Chen caerulescens)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
Merced National Wildlife Reserve
January 18, 2021
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

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Snow flurry

merced

Snow goose (Chen caerulescens)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
Merced National Wildlife Reserve
January 18, 2021
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

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merced

Snow goose (Chen caerulescens)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
Merced National Wildlife Reserve
January 18, 2021
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

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merced

Snow goose (Chen caerulescens)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
Merced National Wildlife Reserve
January 18, 2021
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

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merced

Snow goose (Chen caerulescens)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
Merced National Wildlife Reserve
January 18, 2021
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

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merced

Snow goose (Chen caerulescens)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
Merced National Wildlife Reserve
January 18, 2021
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

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merced

Snow goose (Chen caerulescens)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
Merced National Wildlife Reserve
January 18, 2021
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

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Swans

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)

Swan song - near Folly Bridge

Brooding over seven eggs and a beer bottle

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Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
Along the Isis
Oxford, England

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Four cygnets and mom

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Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
May 17, 2009
By May 18, they were gone and the nest was abandoned.
Oxford, England

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Single cygnet

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Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
May 17, 2009
Oxford, England

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Swans, a-parently

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Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
May 17, 2009
Oxford, England

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Swan

oxford 2004

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
Oxford
June 20, 2004
Canon digital rebel

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Black neck swan (Cygnus melancoryphus)

Black neck swan
Patagonia

swan

Black neck swan (Cygnus melancoryphus)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
Patagonia

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Black-necked swans

swan

Black neck swan (Cygnus melancoryphus)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
Chiloe
2010

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Black swan (Cygnus atratus)

Black swan

black swan
Black swan (Cygnus atratus)
April 3, 2012

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More than a theory

black swan
Black swan (Cygnus atratus)
Tasmania
September 4, 2015
Canon 7DMark2

This was taken at exactly the same location, more than three years later.

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Hitchhiker

black swan
Black swan (Cygnus atratus)
Tasmania
September 4, 2015
Canon 7DMark2

Note that the cygnets are light colored.

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Whopper swan (Cygnus cyngus)

Whooper

iceland 2019
Whopper swan (Cygnus cyngus)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Reykjavik, Iceland
September 14, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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Whoopers in flight

iceland 2019
Whopper swan (Cygnus cyngus)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Iceland
September 8, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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Need ID

Duckling and family circus diagram

florida

August 19, 2009

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Duckling and duckweed

florida

August 19, 2009
Green Cay, Florida

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Ducking in

duck

Palo Alto Baylands
2012
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Common merganser (Mergus merganser)

Mr. and Mrs. Merganser

common merganser
Common merganser (Mergus merganser)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Male and female
June 4, 2011

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Commoner

hayward regional shoreline

Common merganser
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Hayward Regional Shoreline
January 13, 2018
Canon 7DmarkII

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Ganser?

hayward regional shoreline

Common merganser
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Hayward Regional Shoreline
January 13, 2018
Canon 7DmarkII

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Common

fallen leaf lake
Common merganser (Mergus merganser)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Fallen Leaf Lake
With the Hillmans
August, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

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Merganser

fallen leaf lake
Common merganser (Mergus merganser)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Fallen Leaf Lake
With the Hillmans
August, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

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Hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)

Merganzers in the hood

New Jersey 2017, 2018

Hooded merganzer (Lophodytes cucullatus)
Passaic River
Summit, New Jersey
January 5, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2

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Mr. and Mrs. Hood

New Jersey 2017, 2018

Hooded merganzer (Lophodytes cucullatus)
Passaic River
Summit, New Jersey
January 5, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2

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Flying the hood

New Jersey 2017, 2018

Hooded merganzer (Lophodytes cucullatus)
Family: Anatidae
Passaic River
Summit, New Jersey
January 5, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2

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Hooded merganzer

New York 2017, 2018

Hooded merganzer (Lophodytes cucullatus)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Reservoir
Central Park, New York
December 27, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2

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Common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)

shoreline park

Common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Shoreline Park
March 31, 2021
Canon 7Dmark2

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Common Goldeneye

baylands2015

Common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Palo Alto Baylands
December 7, 2015
Canon 7Dmark2

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Common Goldeneye

baylands2015

Common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Palo Alto Baylands
December 7, 2015
Canon 7Dmark2

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The duck with the golden eye

shoreline park

Common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Family: Anatidae
Shoreline Park
December 30, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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Golden eye

shoreline park

Common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Family: Anatidae
Shoreline Park
February 22, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

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Golden eye

shoreline park

Common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Shoreline Park
November 20, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

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Golden eye

shoreline park

Common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Shoreline Park
November 20, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

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Golden eye

shoreline park

Common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Shoreline Park
December 16, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

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shoreline park

Common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Shoreline Park
December 16, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

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shoreline park

Common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Shoreline Park
December 20, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

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shoreline park

Common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Shoreline Park
December 20, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

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Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)

Male bufflehead

New York 2018

Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Central Park
New York
December 26, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

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Surf scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)

Great Scoter

whale watching

Surf scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) - adult male
Half Moon Bay
February 24, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2
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shoreline park

Surf scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
Family: Anatidae
Shoreline Park
June 19, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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Scoter with mussel

shoreline park

Surf scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
Family: Anatidae
Shoreline Park
December 30, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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Scoter

shoreline park

Surf scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
Family: Anatidae
Shoreline Park
December 30, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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Scoter face

shoreline park

Surf scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
Family: Anatidae
Shoreline Park
December 30, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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Common eider (Somateria mollissima)

Eider one

iceland 2019
Common eider (Somateria mollissima)
Family:Anatidae
Siglufj¨rður, Iceland
September 10, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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Misc

Geese is the word

hayward regional shoreline

Geese
Hayward Regional Shoreline
January 13, 2018
Canon 7DmarkII

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Decoy

don edwards national shoreline

Duck
Don Edwards National Shoreline
December 9, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2

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Duck prince

New Jersey 2017, 2018

Passaic River
Summit, New Jersey
January 5, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2

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