Below are images compiled in one of the many photo galleries illustrating our blog, Musings From Paradise. Click on any photo and then sweep through the collection (or use your keyboard’s arrow keys). More Albums
updated 11/14: duck, wigeon, gadwall, shoveler, pintail, teal, garganey, canvasback, redhead, scaup, goldeneye, bufflehead, eider, scoter, merganser
!["American Wigeon",]()
!["American Wigeon (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["American Wigeon (nonbreeding male with white stipe) - Ashland Pond",]()
!["American Wigeon w/o breeding plumage (© Nick Viani ) Ashland Pond, OR",]()
!["A pair of Gadwalls",]()
!["Barrow's Goldeneye (2) and a Ruddy Duck (© Nick Viani) Link River Walk, Klamath Falls, OR. Note: Barrow's have a long white crescent on the face, whereas the \"Common\" Goldeneye's is round.",]()
!["Barrow's Goldeneye (© Nick Viani) Link River Walk, Klamath Falls, OR Note: Barrow's have a long white crescent on the face, whereas the \"Common\" Goldeneye's is round..",]()
!["Barrow's Goldeneye (© Nick Viani 11/25) Putnam Park, Link River, Klamath Falls, OR",]()
!["Barrow's Goldeneye (© Nick Viani 11/25) Putnam Park, Link River, Klamath Falls, OR",]()
!["Barrow's Goldeneye (© Nick Viani 11/25) Putnam Park, Link River, Klamath Falls, OR",]()
!["Barrow's Goldeneye - Lost Creek Dam Hatchery",]()
!["Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach, FL",]()
!["Black-bellied Whistling-duck (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",]()
!["Black-bellied Whistling ducks",]()
!["Black-bellied Whistling Ducks (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach",]()
!["Black Scoters (© Nick Viani) Carl Washburn Memorial State Park",]()
!["Blue-winged Teal (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",]()
!["Bufflehead (© Nick Viani) Klamath Wetlands",]()
!["Bufflehead (© Nick Viani) Shasta Valley Nature Preserve",]()
!["Bufflehead Duck (© Nick Viani) Eagle Ridge Park, Klamath County",]()
!["Bufflehead Duck (© Nick Viani) Eagle Ridge Park, Klamath County",]()
!["Bufflehead Duck (© Nick Viani) North Mountain Park, Ashland, OR",]()
!["Bufflehead Duck (© Nick Viani 4/5) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona - Birding by Kayak",]()
!["Bufflehead Duck (© Nick Viani 4/5) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona - Birding by Kayak",]()
!["Bufflehead Ducks (© Nick Viani) North Mountain Park, Ashland, OR",]()
!["Canvasback - female (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",]()
!["Cinnamon Teal & Ducklings (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond, Bear Creek Greenway",]()
!["Cinnamon Teal (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, OR",]()
!["Cinnamon Teal, Coots, Sandpiper (© Nick Viani) Eco Parque Municipal De La Juventud De La Paz, BCS, Mexico",]()
!["Cinnamon Teal Duck - Malheur National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["Common Gallinule picking on a Gadwall (© Nick Viani) Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson, AZ",]()
!["Common Goldeneye (© Nick Viani 11/25) Putnam Park, Link River, Klamath Falls, OR",]()
!["Common Goldeneye (© Nick Viani 11/25) Putnam Park, Link River, Klamath Falls, OR",]()
!["Common Goldeneye Female \n(© Nick Viani 7/26) Hoster pond, Yaak, MT",]()
!["Common Merganser",]()
!["Common Merganser (© Nick Viani) Camping along the Siltcoos River, Waxmyrtle Campground (near Florence, OR)",]()
!["Common Merganser (© Nick Viani) Camping along the Siltcoos River, Waxmyrtle Campground (near Florence, OR) Note: molting feathers",]()
!["Common Merganser (© Nick Viani) Link River Walk, Klamath Falls, OR",]()
!["Common Merganser (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["Common Merganser (© Nick Viani) Siltcoos River, birding by boat: Note molting appearance",]()
!["Common Merganser (© Nick Viani) Unalaska/Dutch Harbor, in the Aleutian Chain of Alaska",]()
!["Common Merganser (© Nick Viani 8/1) Hoster's pond, Yaak, MT",]()
!["Common Merganser (© Nick Viani 8/8) Bird kayaking along the Tilton River, Ike Kinswa State Park, WA",]()
!["Common Merganser (© Nick Viani 8/8) Siltcoos River, birding by boat",]()
!["Common Merganser (© Nick Viani 8/13/24) Upper Flores Creek, Langlois, OR",]()
!["Common Merganser (© Nick Viani 9/15) Siltcoos River, Siuslaw National Forest, OR",]()
!["Common Merganser (female/nonbreeding male) - Ashland Pond",]()
!["Common Merganser (Hyatt Lake, OR)",]()
!["Common Merganser (L. female)",]()
!["Common Merganser - female (© Nick Viani 3/1) Parker Canyon Lake, AZ",]()
!["Eurasian Wigeon (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["Eurasian Wigeon (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["Eurasian Wigeon (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",]()
!["Female American Wigeon and American Coot (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond, Ashland, OR",]()
!["Fulvous Whistling Ducks (© Nick Viani) Lake Apopka, Orange County, FL",]()
!["Fulvous Whistling Ducks (© Nick Viani) Lake Apopka, Orange County, FL",]()
!["Gadwall",]()
!["Gadwall (© Nick Viani) Sacramento NWR, CA",]()
!["Gadwall (© Nick Viani) Sacramento NWR, CA",]()
!["Greater Scaup (© Nick Viani) Klamath Wetlands",]()
!["Greater Scaup (© Nick Viani) Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, AK",]()
!["Greater Scaup (© Nick Viani) Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, AK",]()
!["Greater Scaup (male)",]()
!["Hooded Merganser (© Nick Viani) Klamath Wetlands",]()
!["Hooded Merganser (female)",]()
!["Hooded Merganser (male)",]()
!["Hooded Mergansers (l. female, r. male)",]()
!["Hooded Merganser ~ Hood Series (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond, Ashland, OR",]()
!["Hooded Merganser ~ Hood Series (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond, Ashland, OR",]()
!["Hooded Merganser ~ Hood Series (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond, Ashland, OR",]()
!["Hooded Merganser ~ Hood Series (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond, Ashland, OR",]()
!["King Eider couple (© Nick Viani) Utqiagvik (Barrow) Alaska",]()
!["King Eider detail (© Nick Viani) SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska",]()
!["Lesser Goldfinch and Duck Weed (© Nick Viani 3/18) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona",]()
!["Lesser Scaup (© Nick Viani) Klamath Wetlands",]()
!["Long-tailed Duck (© Nick Viani) Teller Highway, Nome, Alaska",]()
!["Long-tailed Duck - female (© Nick Viani) Utqiagvik (Barrow) Alaska",]()
!["Long-tailed Duck - male (© Nick Viani) Utqiagvik (Barrow) Alaska",]()
!["Mallard & ducklings (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond, Bear Creek Greenway",]()
!["Mallard & ducklings - Ashland Pond",]()
!["Mallard (© Nick Viani 5/11) Oregon Dept. of Fish & Game, Medford, OR",]()
!["Mallard (© Nick Viani 5/11) Oregon Dept. of Fish & Game, Medford, OR",]()
!["Mallard Duck & Duckling (© Nick Viani) Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, AK",]()
!["Mallard Duckling (© Nick Viani) Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, AK",]()
!["Mallard Duck on nest (© Nick Viani) Bear Creek Greenway - Ashland Transect A&B",]()
!["Mallard Mom & kids (© Nick Viani) Kayak Birding on Lemolo Lake, Douglas County, OR",]()
!["Mexican (Mallard) Duck (© Nick Viani 3/29)",]()
!["Mexican Duck (© Nick Viani 3/22) Patagonia Lake State Park, Birding trail, Arizona",]()
!["Mexican Mallard Duck (© Nick Viani 3/7) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona",]()
!["Mexican Mallard Duck (© Nick Viani 3/7) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona",]()
!["Misc. Ducks in the canal (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, OR",]()
!["Mottled duck",]()
!["Mottled Duck (© Nick Viani) Lake Apopka, Orange County, FL",]()
!["Mottled Duck - left m. (© Nick Viani) Lake Apopka, Orange County, FL",]()
!["Mottled ducks",]()
!["Muscovy Duck - Wild (© Nick Viani) Bogarin Trail, La Fortuna, Costa Rica",]()
!["Northern Harrier Hunting Gallery (© Nick Viani) The plucky duck broke the surface several times.",]()
!["Northern Harrier Hunting Gallery (© Nick Viani) The plucky duck broke the surface several times.",]()
!["Northern Harrier Hunting Gallery (© Nick Viani) The plucky duck broke the surface several times.",]()
!["Northern Pintail (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["Northern Pintail (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["Northern Pintail (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["Northern Pintail - Diamond Road, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["Northern Pintail - female (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",]()
!["Northern Pintail - male (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",]()
!["Northern Pintail - male (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",]()
!["Northern Pintails",]()
!["Northern Shoveler (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["Northern Shoveler (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",]()
!["Northern Shoveler (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",]()
!["Northern Shoveler (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, OR",]()
!["Northern Shoveler (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, OR",]()
!["Northern Shoveler (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ",]()
!["Northern Shoveler (© Nick Viani 11/25) Putnam Park, Link River, Klamath Falls, OR",]()
!["Northern Shoveler (female)",]()
!["Northern Shoveler (l), Ruddy Ducks (m), and a Greater Scaup (r)",]()
!["Northern Shoveler (l) and a Greater Scaup",]()
!["Northern Shoveler (male)",]()
!["Pied-billed Grebe (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",]()
!["Red-breasted Merganser (f)",]()
!["Red-necked Merganser (© Nick Viani) Unalaska/Dutch Harbor, in the Aleutian Chain of Alaska",]()
!["Ring-necked Duck",]()
!["Ring-necked Duck",]()
!["Ring-necked Duck (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond, Ashland, OR",]()
!["Ring-necked Duck (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond, Ashland, OR",]()
!["Ring-necked Duck (© Nick Viani 3/7) Bear Creek Community Bird Survey, Lynn Newbry Transect",]()
!["Ring-necked Duck (f) - North Mountain Park, Ashland, OR",]()
!["Ring-necked Duck (m) - Ashland Pond",]()
!["Ruddy Duck",]()
!["Ruddy Duck (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["Ruddy Duck (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area",]()
!["Ruddy Duck (© Nick Viani) Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson, AZ",]()
!["Ruddy Duck (© Nick Viani 11/25) Putnam Park, Link River, Klamath Falls, OR",]()
!["Ruddy Duck (male in breeding colors)",]()
!["Ruddy Duck - Malheur National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["Ruddy Duck yucking it up (© Nick Viani) Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson, AZ",]()
!["Rudy Duck (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",]()
!["Rudy Duck (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",]()
!["Shoveler (© Nick Viani) Sweetwater Treatment Plant, Tucson, AZ",]()
!["Shoveler - Bear Creek Greenway--Mingus Pond",]()
!["Shoveler Ducks (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Note: This is part of a post-coital demonstration of affection for each other. Cool.",]()
!["Shoveler Ducks (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area",]()
!["Sorry-looking Hybrid duck (© Nick Viani) Merced National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["Steller's Eider (© Nick Viani) Utqiagvik (Barrow) Alaska",]()
!["Surf Scoters (© Nick Viani 9/15) Siltcoos River, Siuslaw National Forest, OR",]()
!["Tricolored Heron (and Mottled ducks)",]()
!["White-faced Ibis & a Cinnamon Teal Duck - Malheur National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["Wood Duck & duckling (© Nick Viani 5/29) Ashland Pond",]()
!["Wood Duck (© Nick Viani) Ashland Greenway Bike Trail",]()
!["Wood Duck (© Nick Viani) Bear Creek Community Bird Survey, Lyn Newbry Transact AB",]()
!["Wood Duck (© Nick Viani) Bear Creek Community Bird Survey, Lyn Newbry Transact AB",]()
!["Wood Duck (© Nick Viani) Bear Creek Community Bird Survey, Lyn Newbry Transact AB",]()
!["Wood Duck (© Nick Viani) Lithia Park, Ashland, OR",]()
!["Wood Duck (© Nick Viani) Lyn Newbry Transect A, Bear Creek Greenway Bird Survey",]()
!["Wood Duck (© Nick Viani 5/30) Ashland Pond",]()
!["Wood Duck (© Nick Viani 8/7) Siltcoos River, Oregon",]()
!["Wood Duck (© Nick Viani 8/7) Siltcoos River, Oregon",]()
!["Wood Duck - female (© Nick Viani) Lithia Park, Ashland, OR",]()
!["Wood Duck female (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond, Bear Creek Greenway",]()
!["Wood Duck juvenile (© Nick Viani) Camping along the Siltcoos River, Lagoon Campground (near Florence, OR)",]()
!["Wood Ducklings and watchful parent (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond, Bear Creek Greenway. Note: water surface was covered with algae.",]()
!["Wood Ducks - l. male displaying breeding plumage, c. non-breeding \"eclipse\" male, r. female (© Nick Viani) Lithia Park, Ashland, OR",]()
![American Wigeon (© Nick Viani) Deschutes River, Bend, OR]()
![Canada Goose]()
![Common Goldeneye (© Nick Viani) Deschutes River, Bend, OR]()
![Common Goldeneye (© Nick Viani) Deschutes River, Bend, OR]()
![Common Merganser (© Nick Viani) Deschutes River, Bend, OR]()
![Harlequin Ducks (© Nick Viani) Unalaska/Dutch Harbor, in the Aleutian Chain of Alaska]()
![Nick_Viani_-_Anchorage-3(1)]()
![Nick_Viani_-_June-50(1)]()
![Red-breasted Merganser, Whitefish, Mt]()
![Ring-necked Duck - Godwit Festival, Arcata CA]()
![Wood Duck]()
![Wood Ducks & Mallard (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond]()
"American Wigeon",
"American Wigeon (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge",
"American Wigeon (nonbreeding male with white stipe) - Ashland Pond",
"American Wigeon w/o breeding plumage (© Nick Viani ) Ashland Pond, OR",
"A pair of Gadwalls",
"Barrow's Goldeneye (2) and a Ruddy Duck (© Nick Viani) Link River Walk, Klamath Falls, OR. Note: Barrow's have a long white crescent on the face, whereas the "Common" Goldeneye's is round.",
"Barrow's Goldeneye (© Nick Viani) Link River Walk, Klamath Falls, OR Note: Barrow's have a long white crescent on the face, whereas the "Common" Goldeneye's is round..",
"Barrow's Goldeneye (© Nick Viani 11/25) Putnam Park, Link River, Klamath Falls, OR",
"Barrow's Goldeneye (© Nick Viani 11/25) Putnam Park, Link River, Klamath Falls, OR",
"Barrow's Goldeneye (© Nick Viani 11/25) Putnam Park, Link River, Klamath Falls, OR",
"Barrow's Goldeneye - Lost Creek Dam Hatchery",
"Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach, FL",
"Black-bellied Whistling-duck (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Black-bellied Whistling ducks",
"Black-bellied Whistling Ducks (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach",
"Black Scoters (© Nick Viani) Carl Washburn Memorial State Park",
"Blue-winged Teal (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Bufflehead (© Nick Viani) Klamath Wetlands",
"Bufflehead (© Nick Viani) Shasta Valley Nature Preserve",
"Bufflehead Duck (© Nick Viani) Eagle Ridge Park, Klamath County",
"Bufflehead Duck (© Nick Viani) Eagle Ridge Park, Klamath County",
"Bufflehead Duck (© Nick Viani) North Mountain Park, Ashland, OR",
"Bufflehead Duck (© Nick Viani 4/5) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona - Birding by Kayak",
"Bufflehead Duck (© Nick Viani 4/5) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona - Birding by Kayak",
"Bufflehead Ducks (© Nick Viani) North Mountain Park, Ashland, OR",
"Canvasback - female (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",
"Cinnamon Teal & Ducklings (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond, Bear Creek Greenway",
"Cinnamon Teal (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, OR",
"Cinnamon Teal, Coots, Sandpiper (© Nick Viani) Eco Parque Municipal De La Juventud De La Paz, BCS, Mexico",
"Cinnamon Teal Duck - Malheur National Wildlife Refuge",
"Common Gallinule picking on a Gadwall (© Nick Viani) Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson, AZ",
"Common Goldeneye (© Nick Viani 11/25) Putnam Park, Link River, Klamath Falls, OR",
"Common Goldeneye (© Nick Viani 11/25) Putnam Park, Link River, Klamath Falls, OR",
"Common Goldeneye Female n(© Nick Viani 7/26) Hoster pond, Yaak, MT",
"Common Merganser",
"Common Merganser (© Nick Viani) Camping along the Siltcoos River, Waxmyrtle Campground (near Florence, OR)",
"Common Merganser (© Nick Viani) Camping along the Siltcoos River, Waxmyrtle Campground (near Florence, OR) Note: molting feathers",
"Common Merganser (© Nick Viani) Link River Walk, Klamath Falls, OR",
"Common Merganser (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge",
"Common Merganser (© Nick Viani) Siltcoos River, birding by boat: Note molting appearance",
"Common Merganser (© Nick Viani) Unalaska/Dutch Harbor, in the Aleutian Chain of Alaska",
"Common Merganser (© Nick Viani 8/1) Hoster's pond, Yaak, MT",
"Common Merganser (© Nick Viani 8/8) Bird kayaking along the Tilton River, Ike Kinswa State Park, WA",
"Common Merganser (© Nick Viani 8/8) Siltcoos River, birding by boat",
"Common Merganser (© Nick Viani 8/13/24) Upper Flores Creek, Langlois, OR",
"Common Merganser (© Nick Viani 9/15) Siltcoos River, Siuslaw National Forest, OR",
"Common Merganser (female/nonbreeding male) - Ashland Pond",
"Common Merganser (Hyatt Lake, OR)",
"Common Merganser (L. female)",
"Common Merganser - female (© Nick Viani 3/1) Parker Canyon Lake, AZ",
"Eurasian Wigeon (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge",
"Eurasian Wigeon (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge",
"Eurasian Wigeon (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",
"Female American Wigeon and American Coot (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond, Ashland, OR",
"Fulvous Whistling Ducks (© Nick Viani) Lake Apopka, Orange County, FL",
"Fulvous Whistling Ducks (© Nick Viani) Lake Apopka, Orange County, FL",
"Gadwall",
"Gadwall (© Nick Viani) Sacramento NWR, CA",
"Gadwall (© Nick Viani) Sacramento NWR, CA",
"Greater Scaup (© Nick Viani) Klamath Wetlands",
"Greater Scaup (© Nick Viani) Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, AK",
"Greater Scaup (© Nick Viani) Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, AK",
"Greater Scaup (male)",
"Hooded Merganser (© Nick Viani) Klamath Wetlands",
"Hooded Merganser (female)",
"Hooded Merganser (male)",
"Hooded Mergansers (l. female, r. male)",
"Hooded Merganser ~ Hood Series (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond, Ashland, OR",
"Hooded Merganser ~ Hood Series (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond, Ashland, OR",
"Hooded Merganser ~ Hood Series (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond, Ashland, OR",
"Hooded Merganser ~ Hood Series (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond, Ashland, OR",
"King Eider couple (© Nick Viani) Utqiagvik (Barrow) Alaska",
"King Eider detail (© Nick Viani) SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska",
"Lesser Goldfinch and Duck Weed (© Nick Viani 3/18) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona",
"Lesser Scaup (© Nick Viani) Klamath Wetlands",
"Long-tailed Duck (© Nick Viani) Teller Highway, Nome, Alaska",
"Long-tailed Duck - female (© Nick Viani) Utqiagvik (Barrow) Alaska",
"Long-tailed Duck - male (© Nick Viani) Utqiagvik (Barrow) Alaska",
"Mallard & ducklings (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond, Bear Creek Greenway",
"Mallard & ducklings - Ashland Pond",
"Mallard (© Nick Viani 5/11) Oregon Dept. of Fish & Game, Medford, OR",
"Mallard (© Nick Viani 5/11) Oregon Dept. of Fish & Game, Medford, OR",
"Mallard Duck & Duckling (© Nick Viani) Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, AK",
"Mallard Duckling (© Nick Viani) Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, AK",
"Mallard Duck on nest (© Nick Viani) Bear Creek Greenway - Ashland Transect A&B",
"Mallard Mom & kids (© Nick Viani) Kayak Birding on Lemolo Lake, Douglas County, OR",
"Mexican (Mallard) Duck (© Nick Viani 3/29)",
"Mexican Duck (© Nick Viani 3/22) Patagonia Lake State Park, Birding trail, Arizona",
"Mexican Mallard Duck (© Nick Viani 3/7) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona",
"Mexican Mallard Duck (© Nick Viani 3/7) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona",
"Misc. Ducks in the canal (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, OR",
"Mottled duck",
"Mottled Duck (© Nick Viani) Lake Apopka, Orange County, FL",
"Mottled Duck - left m. (© Nick Viani) Lake Apopka, Orange County, FL",
"Mottled ducks",
"Muscovy Duck - Wild (© Nick Viani) Bogarin Trail, La Fortuna, Costa Rica",
"Northern Harrier Hunting Gallery (© Nick Viani) The plucky duck broke the surface several times.",
"Northern Harrier Hunting Gallery (© Nick Viani) The plucky duck broke the surface several times.",
"Northern Harrier Hunting Gallery (© Nick Viani) The plucky duck broke the surface several times.",
"Northern Pintail (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge",
"Northern Pintail (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge",
"Northern Pintail (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge",
"Northern Pintail - Diamond Road, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge",
"Northern Pintail - female (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",
"Northern Pintail - male (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",
"Northern Pintail - male (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",
"Northern Pintails",
"Northern Shoveler (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge",
"Northern Shoveler (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",
"Northern Shoveler (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",
"Northern Shoveler (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, OR",
"Northern Shoveler (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, OR",
"Northern Shoveler (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ",
"Northern Shoveler (© Nick Viani 11/25) Putnam Park, Link River, Klamath Falls, OR",
"Northern Shoveler (female)",
"Northern Shoveler (l), Ruddy Ducks (m), and a Greater Scaup (r)",
"Northern Shoveler (l) and a Greater Scaup",
"Northern Shoveler (male)",
"Pied-billed Grebe (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",
"Red-breasted Merganser (f)",
"Red-necked Merganser (© Nick Viani) Unalaska/Dutch Harbor, in the Aleutian Chain of Alaska",
"Ring-necked Duck",
"Ring-necked Duck",
"Ring-necked Duck (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond, Ashland, OR",
"Ring-necked Duck (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond, Ashland, OR",
"Ring-necked Duck (© Nick Viani 3/7) Bear Creek Community Bird Survey, Lynn Newbry Transect",
"Ring-necked Duck (f) - North Mountain Park, Ashland, OR",
"Ring-necked Duck (m) - Ashland Pond",
"Ruddy Duck",
"Ruddy Duck (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge",
"Ruddy Duck (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area",
"Ruddy Duck (© Nick Viani) Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson, AZ",
"Ruddy Duck (© Nick Viani 11/25) Putnam Park, Link River, Klamath Falls, OR",
"Ruddy Duck (male in breeding colors)",
"Ruddy Duck - Malheur National Wildlife Refuge",
"Ruddy Duck yucking it up (© Nick Viani) Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson, AZ",
"Rudy Duck (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",
"Rudy Duck (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",
"Shoveler (© Nick Viani) Sweetwater Treatment Plant, Tucson, AZ",
"Shoveler - Bear Creek Greenway--Mingus Pond",
"Shoveler Ducks (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Note: This is part of a post-coital demonstration of affection for each other. Cool.",
"Shoveler Ducks (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area",
"Sorry-looking Hybrid duck (© Nick Viani) Merced National Wildlife Refuge",
"Steller's Eider (© Nick Viani) Utqiagvik (Barrow) Alaska",
"Surf Scoters (© Nick Viani 9/15) Siltcoos River, Siuslaw National Forest, OR",
"Tricolored Heron (and Mottled ducks)",
"White-faced Ibis & a Cinnamon Teal Duck - Malheur National Wildlife Refuge",
"Wood Duck & duckling (© Nick Viani 5/29) Ashland Pond",
"Wood Duck (© Nick Viani) Ashland Greenway Bike Trail",
"Wood Duck (© Nick Viani) Bear Creek Community Bird Survey, Lyn Newbry Transact AB",
"Wood Duck (© Nick Viani) Bear Creek Community Bird Survey, Lyn Newbry Transact AB",
"Wood Duck (© Nick Viani) Bear Creek Community Bird Survey, Lyn Newbry Transact AB",
"Wood Duck (© Nick Viani) Lithia Park, Ashland, OR",
"Wood Duck (© Nick Viani) Lyn Newbry Transect A, Bear Creek Greenway Bird Survey",
"Wood Duck (© Nick Viani 5/30) Ashland Pond",
"Wood Duck (© Nick Viani 8/7) Siltcoos River, Oregon",
"Wood Duck (© Nick Viani 8/7) Siltcoos River, Oregon",
"Wood Duck - female (© Nick Viani) Lithia Park, Ashland, OR",
"Wood Duck female (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond, Bear Creek Greenway",
"Wood Duck juvenile (© Nick Viani) Camping along the Siltcoos River, Lagoon Campground (near Florence, OR)",
"Wood Ducklings and watchful parent (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond, Bear Creek Greenway. Note: water surface was covered with algae.",
"Wood Ducks - l. male displaying breeding plumage, c. non-breeding "eclipse" male, r. female (© Nick Viani) Lithia Park, Ashland, OR",
American Wigeon (© Nick Viani) Deschutes River, Bend, OR
Bear Creek Community Bird Survey, Lynn Newbry Transect
Common Goldeneye (© Nick Viani) Deschutes River, Bend, OR
Common Goldeneye (© Nick Viani) Deschutes River, Bend, OR
Common Merganser (© Nick Viani) Deschutes River, Bend, OR
Harlequin Ducks (© Nick Viani) Unalaska/Dutch Harbor, in the Aleutian Chain of Alaska
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Red-breasted Merganser, Whitefish, Mt
Ring-necked Duck - Godwit Festival, Arcata CA
Bear Creek Community Bird Survey, Lynn Newbry Transect
Wood Ducks & Mallard (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond