Lifer Eared Grebe
December 29, 2023 - But I did like this shot of a female Hoodie: This Ruddy Duck was a fun find.... Read more
Ruddy Duck
 | I’m a duck that winters in Florida. Our males have bright blue bills and black-and-white heads that make us easy to distinguish from other ducks. Our females are more drab, with gray-brown heads and beaks. We often like to stay out in the middle of the lakes, where we’re hardest to photograph! Most Likely Found: In a pond, In the marsh When: Winter Where I've photographed: Circle B Bar Reserve, Lake Apopka, Lake Mirror, Lake Morton Read more: Ruddy Duck at Cornell Lab of Ornithology Ebird: Ruddy Duck eBird range |
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More from Lake Morton
March 1, 2023 - Often I find Ruddy Ducks here, but they often hang out in the middle of the lake.... Read more
Summer Families at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
July 3, 2021 - I was surprised to find the same Blue-winged Teal and female Ruddy Duck from my last visit.... Read more
Black Tern and Baby Black-necked Stilts at LAWD
June 29, 2021 - I was surprised to come across this female Ruddy Duck.... Read more
Springtime Stop at Lake Morton
April 20, 2019 - Most of the winter ducks have left Florida, but a few Ruddy Ducks and a couple of Ring-necked Ducks were still present at Lake Morton in early April.... I love the blue beaks that form part of the male Ruddy Duck's breeding plumage.... Read more
Ducks and a Fish out of Water at LAWD
December 27, 2018 - Another wintering duck that doesn't always come in close is the Ruddy Duck.... Read more
Cold and Fog at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
January 6, 2018 - This little Ruddy Duck looked as cold as I felt.... Read more
Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive Reopens in Time for Christmas!
December 28, 2017 - The closest ones were Ruddy Ducks and a Ring-necked Duck, who obliging gave me a wing-flap.... Read more
Lifer Grasshopper Sparrow at Lust Road
January 22, 2017 - I was pleased to see this Ruddy Duck so close to a hiking berm.... Usually I get my Ruddy Duck shots at Lake Morton, where they tend to concentrate at the center of the lake.... Read more
2016: Photographic Year in Review
December 31, 2016 - This little Ruddy Duck wintered in Lakeland.... Read more
Early April at Lake Morton
May 7, 2016 - While most of the ducks had left already, a bunch of Ruddy Ducks were still around.... Read more
Springtime at Lakes Morton and Mirror
May 13, 2015 - A few steps farther, we came across a few Ruddy Ducks.... My dad was just saying that he didn't have a good close picture of a Ruddy Duck, then we spotted a pair lying very close to shore.... Read more
Around Lake Morton
May 20, 2014 - A few female Ruddy Ducks were also lingering at the lake.... The Ruddy Ducks are smaller than most ducks, and they tend to hang out further away than the other ducks.... Read more
Springtime Walk at Lake Morton
March 12, 2014 - I almost walked right past this Ruddy Duck, who was sunning himself on a rock on the lake shore.... Ruddy Ducks are winter migrant visitors in Florida.... Read more
Cute Babies at Lake Morton
April 21, 2013 - Yesterday I was excited to find a couple of Ruddy Ducks close to shore.... My first Ruddy Duck was a few years ago at the Circle B Bar Reserve, when my dad and I came across a female on a very foggy morning.... Read more
Foggy but Interesting Morning at the Circle B Bar Reserve
March 27, 2011 - It's been a few weeks since we were out at Wading Bird Way, so it was fun to say hello to the birds out there. There were still a bunch of coots hanging around, although not as many as back in January. Some Pied-Billed Grebes are still hanging around. And…... Read more