Ruddy Duck - Oxyura jamaicensis (Anatidae) 120x-5671

            Male Ruddy Ducks have a fascinating courtship/territorial display which begins with cocking the tail vertically, puffing up the neck feathers and raising tufts on top of the head to look like tiny horns. The head is then lowered and the vivid blue bill slapped rapidly and repeatedly against the chest, expelling waves of bubbles as seen in the above photo. The display ends with a slight raising of the wings and the emission of a low belch-like grunt.
   

Taken in: Canada / Alberta / Leduc (show map)

Taken on: June 12, 2020

Tags:

Oxyura jamaicensis

Ruddy Duck

Anseriformes

Male

Bird

waterfowl

Nearctic

display

Telford Lake

Leduc

Alberta

Canada

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Camera: Nikon D500, f/9.0, 1/2000 sec, 420mm (=630mm), ISO 640 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D500
Lens:	300.0 mm f/4.0
Aperture:	f/9.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/2000)
Focal Length:	420mm (35mm equivalent: 630mm)
ISO:	640
Exposure Bias:	-1 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.7 (Windows)
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