Ring-necked Duck 5729 - a photo on Flickriver

            Seven years ago yesterday, this female Ring-necked duck did me the honor of paddling perhaps 20 feet away in a much better cared-for (than today) lagoon at Heather Farm. The reeds were allowed to grow in winter, and were cut back by half only every other year. The Ring-necked duck winters in about half the U.S. from the west coast to Florida, and breeds in about half of Canada from B.C. to Newfoundland.

The hardest thing about photographing this bird is to capture the very thin purple band around the male's neck. Both male and female show that this dabbling duck should have been name the "Ring-billed!"

Taken in: United States / California / Waldon (show map)

Taken on: February 25, 2014

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Ringed-necked duck

Aythya collaris

Canada

U.S.

Canon SX 40

Heather Farm Reserve

Walnut Creek California « less

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Camera: Canon PowerShot SX40 HS, f/5.8, 1/640 sec, 150.5mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon PowerShot SX40 HS
Aperture:	f/5.8
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/640)
Focal Length:	150.5mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	ACDSee Pro 6
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