Sunday, February 27, 2011

Some Ducks

Over the past few years I have had the opportunity to visit the Livingston Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy several times. Located in Litchfield CT, the LRWC is an aviary housing waterfowl from around the world.  It is an excellent place to view, photograph, and learn more about various species of birds. I generally take an inordinate amount of photos on each trip and although the LRWC is full of exotic foreign species, my focus always seems to land on the north american birds we are mostly familiar with.

For more info on the aviary: lrwc.net

Here are a few of the photos I have shot there.

Drake canvasback

ruddy ducks and lesser scaup

Drake wood duck close-up

Hen wood duck portrait

Another close up. Hen ruddy duck

Gadwall pair

Drake pintail

Drake green winged teal portrait

A sight I'd like to see in the wild someday. King and spectacled eider with a few other sea ducks in the mix.

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