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A male ruddy duck with breeding colors swims in a pond.

Red-crested pochard (Netta rufina). Wild life animal.

Striking and distinctive gooselike duck. Plumage bright ruddy overall with contrasting pale creamy head and neck; male has narrow black neck ring. Big white forewing patches striking in flight. Breeds in Southeastern Europe and Central Asia, winters in South Asia. Often found around saline lakes; also reservoirs and agricultural fields.

The White-Headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala), a small and unusual diving duck.

The ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) is a duck from North America and one of the stiff-tailed ducks. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

A ruddy duck swimming in the slough at Baylands Nature Preserve in Palo Alto, California.

The Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) is a small North American diving duck. Male ruddy ducks have a black head and neck and bright white cheeks. They have a chestnut colored back and a bright blue bill. Females are brown bodied with a pale cheek patch and black bill. Their breeding habitat dense vegetation near marshy lakes and ponds. They are a migratory duck and winter in unfrozen coastal bays, lakes and ponds. The ruddy duck dives and swims underwater to forage for seeds, roots, aquatic insects and crustaceans. This male ruddy duck was photographed while swimming at Walnut Canyon Lakes in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.

Ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris) is a diving duck from North America commonly found in freshwater ponds and lakes. This photo was taken in Japan.

$L 53-57cm, WS 85-90 cm.\nBreeds on fairly large, reed-fringed eutrophic lowland lakes and sea-bays, also on larger lagoons and saline marshes. Migratory only in north. Regular vagrant, especially in autumn and winter.\nHabitats much as for dabbling ducks, upending and dabbling for food in shallow, richly vegetated waters. Vegetarian.\n\nThis Picture is made in the AWD Dunes (North Holland) in Winter of 2023.$

A close-up shot of a swimming duck during the day

A ruddy duck in Discovery Lake in San Marcos (San Diego County)

The ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea), known in India as the Brahminy duck, is a member of the family Anatidae. It is a distinctive waterfowl, 58 to 70 cm in length with a wingspan of 110 to 135 cm. It has orange-brown body plumage with a paler head, while the tail and the flight feathers in the wings are black, contrasting with the white wing-coverts. It is a migratory bird, wintering in the Indian subcontinent and breeding in southeastern Europe and central Asia, though there are small resident populations in North Africa. It has a loud honking call.

Telephoto image of a wild bird on a pond.

Blue Billed Duck bird among reeds inthe Western Country

Ruddy Duck (male, winter coloring) (oxjura jamaicensis) swimming in a lake

Ruddy duck, Oxyura jamaicensis, swimming along shoreline. California, USA.

$The white-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala) is a small diving duck some 45 cm (18 in) long. The male has a white head with black crown, a blue bill, and reddish-grey plumage. The female has a dark bill and rather duller colouring. Its breeding habitat is lakes with open water and dense vegetation at the margin. It dives under water and feeds on aquatic vegetation as well as some animal matter. It is more likely to swim away from a perceived threat than to fly. This duck is known from Spain, North Africa, Western Asia and Central Asia. Populations are declining, mostly due to loss of habitat and pollution, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated the bird's status as \$

A closeup of a male ruddy duck swimming and creating ripples on a lake

tufted duck or tufted pochard (Aythya fuligula) female swimming in a lake next to the river IJssel in Overijssel, Netherlands during an overcast winter day.

Male white-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala).

Ring-necked Duck found in a wetland marsh located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia

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