Sunday, January 10, 2016

RING-NECKED DUCKS, ACKERMAN LAKE, SARASOTA, FL

   The duck in the the foreground is a female Ring-necked Duck and the duck next to it is the male.  Both are in breeding plumage.  We can differentiate the male Ring-necked Duck from the similar male Lesser and Greater Scaups by the black back and the white "spur" on the side.  The female has a prominant white eye-ring.


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