A stop at the South Milwaukee Yacht Club gave great views of an adult male Long-tailed Duck. It was moving around for just a short time when I arrived and then rested for a good 30 minutes. Something from above caught the bird’s eye and it was up for a couple minutes before going back in the resting mode. I got some shots of the beautiful Long-tailed Duck in between resting times. I was a mostly sunny day with little winds and mild temps near 60 degrees. Images were taken on November 4, 2023
The beautiful Long-tailed Duck, male…
There is the long tail…
Resting and always watching too…
The Long-tailed Duck stretching, look at that tail!
More resting, what it did most of the time I was there…
Isn’t nature miraculous? You’ve beautifully captured another gem. The diversity these fellow species should be a lesson to us humans.
Thank you for sharing your amazing pictures. I never even knew that this beautiful duck exists. Your photography is amazing.
Jim, you’ve captured the many faces of this exquisite bird. The beautiful feathers extended – fragile yet perfectly aligned. The ear muffs, touch of pink on the bill give him a child-like appearance, gentle, vulnerable. This bird is poetry on the water. Thank you for sharing him!