This morning the waters at the marsh were alive with ducks, more I think than I have ever seen. There is a huge flock of primarily Ring-necked and Bufflehead Ducks there now. But when I was scanning the waters with my binoculars, I was excited to see a group of ten ducks that I hadn't seen before - with tails standing almost straight up in the air! I thought they had to be Ruddy Ducks, and when I enlarged the shots, sure enough, that's what they were. This time of year the male's body is mainly brown rather than the ruddy one we associate with this duck (see posting of June 11th) . The shot is of four ruddies plus a female bufflehead, front left.
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