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Australasian Shoveler (male) - Australia,New Zealand - Least Concern
Description The Labrador Duck, Camptorhynchus labradorius, is yet another extinct species. Female at left, male on right. It was related to the surviving Eider ducks. It lived around eastern North America, breeding in Labrador and Quebec and wintering along the shores of New England and New Jersey. It fed in shallow water mainly on small mollusks. It had a wide, soft bill with which it probed to find these. We don't know much about its breeding. It was originally rare and declined as a result of human activity impacting the numbers of molluscs along the coast; it was not really hunted much as supposedly it tasted bad, but it was sometimes shot for its feathers and its eggs were collected. It was last seen in 1878. Only numerous stuffed museum specimens remain of this unique duck.
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Male Common Eider Somateria mollissima near Vardø in Varanger, northern Norway March 2013.
Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) by GaryKramer.net, 530-934-3873, [email protected]
Fine art illustration of a pair of male and female Common Mergansers (Mergus merganser)
Dendrocygna bicolor, Fulvous Whistling-duck. Breeds across the world's tropical regions in much of Mexico and South America, the West Indies, the southern U.S, sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian subcontinent. Usually found in flocks in marshes, marshy ponds, and flooded rice fields. Diet is mostly seeds, bulbs, grasses and stems, but females may include aquatic worms, molluscs and insects as they prepare for egg-laying. Gives whistled calls. Males sound wheezier, females more nasal and squeaky.
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Lesser Whistling Ducks species has a long grey bill, long head and longish legs. It has a buff head, neck and underparts, and a darker crown.
Bien que la population de cette espèce nord-américaine ait nettement diminué depuis les années 1980, le nombre d'oiseaux observés en Europe de l'Ouest semble paradoxalement avoir progressé au cours des dernières décennies.
The Wandering Whistling Duck inhibits tropical and subtropical Australia, the Philippines, Borneo, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands. They have long necks and legs and look like a cross between a goose and a duck. They have a strong head and neck with a darker crown and hindneck. The breast contains black spotting and the feathers are mostly dark brown. It is 54–60cm tall. It lives in deep lagoons, flooded grasslands or dams.
The Garganey is a small duck which breeds in Europe and migrates to Australasia. The adult male is unmistakable, with a brown head and breast and a broad white crescent over the eye. The rest of the plumage is grey It has a grey bill and legs. In flight it shows a pale blue speculum with a white border.
Taken from my kayak.
Versicolor teal Anas versicolor Versicolortaling
Chestnut Teal (Anas castanea) swimming in the waters of Durras Lake in the Murramarang National Park, Australia.
Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) Scotland by Zan's lens
The resonant call of the loon is a familiar and comforting sound, famous across the province of Ontario. Common loons (Gavia immer) are monogamous and mate for life. They use their yodelling calls to locate their mates, to alert their flock and to signify their territory. Loons feed on smaller fish, and can dive below the surface for several minutes. Loons can be found from Lake Erie to James Bay in Ontario. Though the species is not endangered, many loons wash up on shores each year, having been killed by motor boats, fish hooks, and becoming tangled in plastic or fishing line. You can help the loons by using barbless fishing hooks as well as practicing no trace camping by picking up plastic beverage netting, litter and fishing line. Photo credit: Floridastock
