I was surprised when I saw ducks in sea water, especially when for over 70 years I thought they were freshwater birds; at least I think they are Wood Ducks. I would like to add a photo, but I got totally confused by the adding a picture when I don't have a URL and I don't understand, I think it is written in Latin!!
Nice pic. They are not wood ducks, Woko, they have a large white bar in their wing visible with their wings open. These are Eurasian Coot, and seemingly running on water is a common sight for coots, especially when they see a person with 'food'
Ryu Canberra Aiming for DSLR-quality shots with a bridge camera
Mine was more than a rough guess, Ryu. More like a randomly, spasmodic, impulsive stab in the dark. Who has ever seen Wood Ducks gambolling about like that on top of the water?
I can't work out what type of ducks they are (if they are ducks), but the splashes of water look great.
Wood ducks at a rough guess.
A fab pic.
Karen
Brisbane southside.
I was surprised when I saw ducks in sea water, especially when for over 70 years I thought they were freshwater birds; at least I think they are Wood Ducks. I would like to add a photo, but I got totally confused by the adding a picture when I don't have a URL and I don't understand, I think it is written in Latin!!
Nice pic. They are not wood ducks, Woko, they have a large white bar in their wing visible with their wings open. These are Eurasian Coot, and seemingly running on water is a common sight for coots, especially when they see a person with 'food'
Ryu
Canberra
Aiming for DSLR-quality shots with a bridge camera
Mine was more than a rough guess, Ryu. More like a randomly, spasmodic, impulsive stab in the dark. Who has ever seen Wood Ducks gambolling about like that on top of the water?
not me, woko
i see them more on land than in water, in fact.