Male and female long-tailed ducks (Clangula hyemalis)
Long-tailed ducks are divers, known to dive down as far as 60 metres (200 feet) to find mollusks, crustaceans and small fish.
Female long-tailed duck
This female was fun to watch dive as I never knew where she was going to appear next.
Male long-tailed duck
These two - as part of a large flock - are spending the winter here in central Ontario. They spend the spring and summer months in the Arctic.
I am joining Stewart M's Wild Bird Wednesday HERE
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They are good divers are these cute ducks. Yours.
Oh I always wondered what they were called. Thank you I love coming here and learning. B
love those colors. such beauties. ( :
Delightful captures.
How cool is that?! LOVE that tail!!
that is one cool duck and finally a name of a duck that makes sense..
Enjoyed looking at the differences between the male and female. As always, I learned something new from your bird pictures
Darla
You get such fantastic duck pictures! These with the long tail are just beautiful.
What amazing ducks these are to be able to dive so deep for food. I've never seen them here in NB but then I'm not near open water in winter and perhaps they prefer milder temperatures there. Great photos. The male is beautiful.
I like seeing different kinds of ducks. I only grew up with the boring white kind and the occasional mallard. :)
PS: Thanks for the info on the CIBC. I love learning new things!
really beautiful! how very cool!
Wonderful! Another bird that I have never seen. It is so much fun to see what you will find for us next!
Nice clear shots!
That male is a dapper looking fella.
I love the color of the ducks. All so pretty and all so different. It is like a guessing game to see where the duck will re-appear. MB
Great post for WBW!
Such lovely ducks. From Findlay
Beautiful ducks -- it's funny to think about the fact that these cold weather lovers migrate south to central Ontario .. I think about birds coming FROM there; I learn something new every day. Thank you.
they have such a sweet view :)
Great photos of the ducks - they are beautiful.
Wow, those are cool looking!
Spectacular tail!
Pretty ducks, and your pictures are so vivid...
wow very striking birds!
Nice find!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
Love the long tail feathers!
Long the long-tailed ducks, they are beautiful. Wonderful photos!
Aw, why are they so adorable? Lovely photo-set again!
Interesting! I can't say that I have ever seen a long tailed duck.
These are adorable! I've never seen any.
Really enjoying meeting Ontario ducks that I didn't know about.
She looks like she's wearing earmuffs. I would be too!
They are very cute.
You get more interesting ducks up there than we do in Connecticut. Mallards are all I notice.
I'd love to see these in person!
What beautiful birds, lovely soft colouration~
this is such a lovely duck. Rarely seen where I live as it passes only during migration.
Never heard of these beauties before! Maybe I could see them on the river if I carried my binoculars, as well as the camera and two leashes...
When my grandkids visit, we always go feed the ducks.
Lovely photos.
=)
The male looks like he's dressed in this tux to go out. :)
He's a handsome fellow.
I have never seen a long-tailed duck! Incredible contrast of black and white with an extra flourish of the tail like a whip!
Very nice ducks! I used to watch them off the NE coast of England in the winter. Nice to see them again.
Thanks for the link to WBW.
Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne.
PS: sorry for slow reply - I been out of internet range in Tasmania!
Nice post and pictures! Long-tailed Ducks are uncommon migrants down here in Florida and a few have been spotted on the east coast recently. Road trip!
I've heard of these ducks.....very cool looking! And nice finds. You must have been thrilled:)I know it's on my list of birds to find:)
I had never even heard of a long tailed duck..how unique he is!
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