RING-NECKED DUCKS, CRANBERRY MARSH, LYNDE SHORES CONSERVATION AREA, WHITBY, ON

      The male Ring-necked Duck is on the left and the female on the right in the first photo. The male is distinctive with the black back and white "spur" on side.  The female has a faint pale "spur" and white eye-ring.  In the second photo the female is starting to take off in flight on the left.  The third photo shows two male Ring- necked Ducks.