Juvenile Male Ring-necked Duck

 This might be the first time I have seen a Ring-necked Duck that wasn't in adult breeding plumage or one newly hatched out in the Spring. That yellow eye is always prominent in the male of that species.

Fall Ring-necks

 For a couple of weeks this Fall the local pond was full of Ring-necked Ducks.  It was the first time I had seen them in large numbers at this time of year.  There were several different plumage phases, adults and juveniles, male and female. They feed mostly on plant life at the bottom of the pond and I would venture to guess that most of that food supply would be exhausted after a period of weeks with that many birds feeding there.

Semi-palmated Plover

 A plover showing the physical feature that gave the bird its name, i.e., the partial webbing between its toes.

Juvenile Male Wood Duck

 The water levels in some of the ponds are extremely low this year.  Today, at a time of the year when a local pond might be full of Wood Ducks, I saw none.  In their place were a few shorebirds feeding on the exposed earth in the middle of the pond.  These shots are from last year at the same location. when there was considerably higher water levels.

Green-winged Teals

 The teals tend to gather in large numbers this time of year leading up to the duck hunting season when numbers will tend to dwindle.  They like to feed in the river estuaries when the tide is low and often congregate in fresh water ponds at high tide to rest and preen.

Juvenile Great Blue Heron

 This wasn't the bird I went looking for but I was happy to be able to photograph it when it showed up unexpectedly.

Wood Duck Love

 From this Spring, a pair of Wood Ducks in an amorous mood. There are still a few juvenile Wood Ducks in the area but I haven't been able to get out to check other locations. Now that the travel ban on woods travel has been lifted maybe I'll get a chance to get out and take some new photos.