Ruddy Duck

Oxyura jamaicensis

  (L 15" WS 26" Wt 1.2 lb)

Feeds by diving and swimming
underwater...helped by a
clear nictitating membrane

Shadow Cliffs

Pleasanton, CA

30Dec09

female

Honesty is a long lost art form
resigned to the archives of famous
quotes and a few lone ducks in a
pond of hypocrites.

      (Dr. Travis J Hedrick)

female

Oso Flaco Lake

Guadalupe, CA

13Oct2012

nonbreeding

male has an all
white cheek.