A male Mallard in the bright sunshine. The bird is in close up, with its body turned away from camera and head turned back. Its left side and side of head are visible in The bright sunshine, showing the details of the feathers and the iridescence of the head feathers. The water is reflecting a dark blue from The sunlight.

A White-headed duck in side profile with its body slightly out of water so its head is lifted slightly. The bird is facing to the left of frame so its left side is showing. The water is a silvery colour, like mercury, with Circles of ripples coming from the duck in the centre

A male Pochard swimming towards the camera in the rain. The bird is swimming diagonally in frame from back right to front left. Its Red head, black front and grey wings and back are visible and its weak reflection is visible in front of it. Its back is covered in drops of water.

🪶 Mallard Monday time; a time to celebrate all ducks.
For this week I have
- a male Mallard in the sunshine
- a White-headed Duck in Spain
- a Pochard in the rain.

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #duck #ECK #irishbirding #naturephotography #mallardmonday #blueskymonday #pochard

Weibliche Tafelente schwimmt auf dem Wasser

Tafelente
#Birds
#pochard
#NaturePhotography

@robcrank68.bsky.social
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #MarriedCouples, same species Male/Female bird pairs.

#pochard
#coiffend
#crownduck

Ente mit weißen Körper, schwarzen Hals und rot-braunen Kopf auf dem Wasser

Tafelente
#Birds
#pochard
#NaturePhotography

#birdoftheday #sideprofile #birds #birdphotography #photography #divingduck #pochard #redhead #diving #duck #portrait #detail

Common Pochard

A Northern Pintail Duck on a sandy shore inf don’t of a green bush. The bird is fully visible in side profile, facing left into the light. The foreground is dandy shore littered with straw like reeds and the back rod green leaves dappled against the sand

A Grey Heron perched in a willow tree in the sunshine. The bird is side on on the right of the picture, facing left. The sun is shining on its back and head and illuminating the sprawling tree. Blue sky is visible through the trees

A male Pochard floating on a lake. The bird is in side profile, looking right. A drop is hanging off its beak and the ripple of a previous one is visible under it. In the background the the reflection of the shore can be seen in the water.

🪶 @alan678.bsky.social has chosen #PerfectLighting as today’s #BirdOfTheDay. Alt. Is #Finches

- Northern Pintail
- Grey Heron
- Pochard

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #pintail #eastcoastkin #irishbirding #naturephotography #greyheron #pochard #blueskymonday #mallardmonday

A duck with chestnut brown head and breast, grey wings and light grey flanks and yellow iris. The bird is swimming in the calm water of a pond.

Hybrid Ferruginous Duck x Common Pochard (Lampertheim, Germany)

#birdoftheday #bestofthemonth
#ducks #birdhybrids #birds #vögel #enten #pochard

A drake #Pochard on the main lagoon at Devon's #ExminsterMarshes this afternoon. An equally elusive female made an increasingly scarce winter sight in these parts. #DevonBirds #UKBirding #RSPB #birds

Tafelente schwimmt auf dem Wasser. Der Kopf ist braun, die Augen rot. Ansonsten schwarz-weiß Töne.

Tafelente
#Birds
#pochard
#NaturePhotography

Today's theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #Ducks.

#SouthernPochard
#TaigaBeanGoose
#AndeanDuck

Have a lovely weekend everyone.

#Bird #Birds #colombia #Japan #birdphotography #waterfowl #goose #pochard

A Female Mallard floating on a lake on a bright day. The bird is in side profile showing its left side. The details on its head and feathers are highly visible

A Female Red-crested pochard in side profile showing its right side. The bird is in water surrounded by ripples reflecting the light.

A female Teal standing on a rock just below the surface of the lake. The duck is side on showing its left side and there are two male teal in the background

🪶 For this weeks #MallardMonday I thought I’d celebrate the often overlooked female ducks.

- Female Mallard
- Female Red-crested Pochard
- Female Teal

#irishbirding #birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #ducks #mallard #pochard #teal #female

Happy Wednesday
Dreary gloom back again outside
I will be visiting Mum this afternoon - see what she believes has been happening lately
This is a lovely drake pochard duck the dull day doesnt do it justice
Have a great day 🤗
#NatureUK #Birds #Pochard #Photography #wildlife

A male pochard swimming on water towards the camera with its beak open in a call. The bird’s left side is visible showing the black tail, grey saddle and black chest with red head. The body is covered with droplets of rain. The water is a light brown colour with rippled from the ducks movement and splashes of rain

@alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #singing, birds singing or calling. Alt. is birds with their heads #bowed

For this one I have a male Pochard calling in the rain.

#birds #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturetherapy #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #irishbirding #duck #pochard

After dabbling deep in the mud how is it possible to look

so sublimely cool?

#MallardMonday #Ducks #Pochard

Red-crested #pochard in #flight
#birds, #duck, #canard

ホシハジロ

#ホシハジロ #カモ #鳥 #野鳥
#CommonPochard #Pochard #Duck #Bird #Wildbird

ホシハジロ

#ホシハジロ #カモ #鳥 #野鳥
#CommonPochard #Pochard #Duck #Bird #Wildbird

ホシハジロ

#ホシハジロ #カモ #鳥 #野鳥
#CommonPochard #Pochard #Duck #Bird #Wildbird

Ohoo .. love the theme and your quartet of shots Rob!

Just one from me on the #Reflections theme ..
a female #Pochard on her favourite preening post in the local pond gone all silvery in the afternoon winter light.
#BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #birds #photography

A wee #Pochard I met a few years ago. Bonnie #bird stunning red eyes.
Pleased I got a good couple of images. 😊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

In London for Thanksgiving and spotted a #lifer Common Pochard in Hyde Park. This is a vulnerable species that is rarely seen during nesting season. What a beauty! ❤️❤️❤️ #Pochard #HydePark #Birdsseenin2025

#Red-crested #pochard in #flight
#birds, #photodaily

ホシハジロ

#ホシハジロ #カモ #鳥 #野鳥
#CommonPochard #Pochard #Duck #Bird #Wildbird

ホシハジロ

#ホシハジロ #カモ #鳥 #野鳥
#CommonPochard #Pochard #Duck #Bird #Wildbird

A day for ducks.

Female #Pochard on her preening post

#Rottingdean pond

Kolbenente

male #Pochard

#VogelFlausch #BirdPhotography #Kolbenente

Red-crested pochard practicing his best downward duck, Lake Geneva, Vevey, Switzerland. Not bad for no hands.

#redcrestedpochard #divingducks #ducks #photography #bird #birdsofbluesky #switzerland #vevey #lakegeneva #lacleman #eastcoastkin #pochard #naturephotography #birds #birdsofeurope #redbeak

The hunt for the world’s rarest duck The dogged search for a bird that many people figured had gone extinct included torrential rains, washed-out bridges, swine flu, and unrelenting obsession.

The hunt for the world’s rarest duck

www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...

#Life #Science #Animals #Wildlife #Birds #Ducks #MadagascarPochard #Pochard

Non-migratory Ducks at Ohori park.
Molting is starting, so they can not migrate...
#birds #Pochard #CommonPochard #Duck #Wigeon #EurasianWigeon #ヒドリガモ #ホシハジロ

Red-crested Pochard female in flight.
#birds, #pochard, #photodaily, #duck