Floating Eider
I’ve been enjoying floats of Eider Ducks all around Westray this summer. Occasionally I’ll see a group of males hassling a female. …
I’ve been enjoying floats of Eider Ducks all around Westray this summer. Occasionally I’ll see a group of males hassling a female. …
I was attempting to get my ducks in a row at RSPB Ham Wall as these Northern Shovelers had an energetic flypast. …
I spot a group of Mallard Ducks taking off from the water at RSPB Radipole. They’re a hundred metres away, but it’s …
There’s a Eurasian Teal plodding its way through the mud towards me at RSPB Lodmoor in Weymouth. I love how muddy its …
We’re told there’s a pair of Goldeneye when we arrive at RSPB Radipole. I’ve seen one before from a great distance and …
There is a pair of Northern Shovelers, Spatula clypeata, in The Regent’s Park. I sit under a weeping Willow and hope they’ll …
Dunter is the Orcadian name for the Common Eider Duck. I find it hard to believe that Eider Ducks are still extant. …
I love a Mandarin Duck shot. I decide to lie on the ground and get my camera as low to the water …
It’s an evening out in England and your friends are meeting at yours. The cost of alcohol in pubs and clubs means …
The light’s just right. And so is the duck. Photographs of Mandarin Ducks just never get old. Unlike me. After lying down …
Duck identification isn’t my specialist subject for Mastermind. So when this handsome chap flies past I have to resort to Professor Google, …
We’re walking down the River Otter looking for Otters (no, we didn’t see any) when I notice what looks like a plastic …
It’s duckling time and a splishy and splashy grand parade of cuteness is heading my way. I think there are seven or …
Followers of this blog will know my love for ducks. As soon as I saw this gorgeous ginger specimen, I knew what …
Eider Ducks are called Dunters in Orkney. There are great floats of them off the coast. The males have done their job …
There are three sets of Mallard ducklings on my local river. It’s a struggle to keep track of them. For a start, …
The sign is clear. This space is reserved. Either this duck can’t read or it’s very, very important.
They are symbolic of spring; cute fluffy ducklings This parade of Mallard ducklings were barely larger than the eggs that once contained …
Ducks are a constant source of comedy. If you want to tell a joke including an animal, a duck is the safest …
This male Mallard looks so healthy in the spring sunshine: It takes a lot of nutritious food to make the complex chemistry …
Arriving at the Lago di Chiusi on a glorious day in Italy is a treat. There’s a lakeside fish restaurant, walks around …
There’s a group of five Gadwall making a racket as they fly in ridiculously close formation at RSPB Ham Wall. Close up …
Exhibit A: The Red-Crested Pochard: Surely this one takes the biscuit for the most ridiculous duck in the UK? The UK breeding …
There’s a female Tufted Duck on the lake at The Regent’s Park in London. Looking at it I marvel at how brilliant …
If you’ve ever wondered what happened to the dinosaurs, here they are, all around us. These Mallard Ducklings have hatched from eggs …
I love ducks. This time of year there are parades of ducklings and their worried parents. Aggressive males peck at the tiny …
As I walk down the canal I see a duck with a vicious saw-toothed beak and a brown head. It must be …
Mandarins are so spectacular it’s hard to believe they’re real, but, as with everything in the natural world, it’s more spectacular than …
Whenever I tell someone on Westray how excited I am that I’ve just bought some duck eggs the response is always the …