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.