Here's a better photo of female Common Pochard (Aythya ferina). With 2 to 3 males for every 1 female of this species, she will have her choice of suitors in the spring. 😀 #BirdingHungary #ducks #waterfowl #pochards

Red-Crested Pochard (I think) at Blenheim Palace lake. 🦆

#birds #ukbirding #waterbids #pochards

#30DaysWild #Day12 #Pochard #Bird #Nature

I've been contributing to Biodiversity Ireland this last few years. These are #pochards, which are #RedListed according to Birds of Conservation Concern in Ireland. (I hadn't realised until this week).

The cruise missile known as a Common Pochard (Aythya ferina). Man... they are fast in flight! ✈️ 😀 #BirdingHungary #birds #ducks #pochards #JustDucky

📷: Tufted duck or Tufted pochard (Aythya fuligula) by JonPauling via Pixabay 2023 The photo shows a medium-sized diving duck with a distinctive appearance. Males (pictured) are adorned in black plumage with a white flank and a prominent head tuft, while females are clad in rich brown with a subtler crest. Both sexes have yellow eyes and a white wing stripe visible in flight. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Distribution: Found throughout temperate and northern Eurasia, they mostly migrate to southern Eurasia and Africa during winter. An occasional visitor to coastal North America. Class: Aves Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae Genus: Aythya Species: A. fuligula CC: CECN

🌍🌏 Tufted duck (Aythya fuligula) #Asianbirds #Eurasianbirds #Europeanbirds #Africanbirds | #TuftedDuck #TuftedPochard #DivingDucks #Ducks #Pochards | #BirdsOfTheWorld #BOTW #birds🦜 #birds

Ace habitat diversity & complexity in @RSPBAireValley #StAidans reedbeds. Niches for multiple species. Alive with #Bitterns #BlackNeckedGrebes #Pochards #Garganey and #BlackHeadedGulls. No accident. Constant tinkering & dynamic management from the site team. Superb. #RSPBEcology