Florida Mottled Ducks
Here are some of the commonly seen ducks here in The Villages during the Winter and early Spring months (some do stay all year long). Please click on the thumbnail image to see the slightly larger version of the photo. Enjoy!
Blue-winged Teal Ducks
Hooded Merganser Ducks
Mallard Ducks
Northern Shoveler Ducks
Lesser Scaup Ducks
Mallard Ducks
Hen Bufflehead Duck
Seldom seen ducks such as Pintails, Blue Winged Teal, and a lone Bufflehead (my favorite duck), were here in The Villages, FL, on December 26, 2019 in the Northern areas of the community (Souliere Villas ponds and Lopez Legacy Golf Driving Range pond). Other ducks such as Whistlers were seen at Lake Mira-mar and at the little Glenview Country Club ponds on Buena Vista at El Camino.
I can’t believe it is now the Tenth Anniversary of this blog! Wow! A big thank you to all who enjoy these posts!
Please click on the thumbnail image to see the slightly larger version of the pictures. Happy New Year to everyone!
Mallards & Canada Geese
Pintail Ducks
Black-bellied Whistling Ducks
Pintail Ducks
Northern Shoveler Ducks
Hen Bufflehead Duck
Mallard Ducks
Hooded Mergansers, Mottled Ducks, Mallard Ducks, Lesser Scaup Ducks, and Northern Shoveler Ducks are all frequent visitors here in The Villages, FL during the Winter months. We also occasionally see Green or Blue Winged Teal Ducks, Northern Shoveler Ducks, and rarely, the Ring-necked Ducks and Wood Ducks. I am always happy to see these pretty ducks here! Please click on the thumbnail image to see the slightly larger version of the photo. I will have a brief post on Wednesday. Enjoy!
Lesser Scaup Ducks
Northern Shoveler Ducks
Mottled Ducks
Drake Hooded Merganser
Black-bellied Whistling Ducks
Hen Hooded Merganser
Please click on the thumbnail image to see the slightly larger version of the photo. Enjoy!
Little Blue Heron
Hooded Mergansers, herons, a Pied-billed Grebe, Florida Mottled Ducks, and a Lesser Scaup Ducks were spotted on Nov. 12, 2019 at a neighborhood park pond here in The Villages, FL. Please click on the thumbnail image to see the slightly larger version of the picture. Enjoy!
Florida Mottled Ducks
Drake Hooded Merganser
Hooded Merganser Ducks, Hen Lesser Scaup Duck and Pied-billed Grebe
Tri-Colored Heron and Little Blue Heron
Pied-billed Grebe
Please click on the thumbnail image to see a slightly larger version of these photographs of the Black-Bellied Whistling Duck, taken on July 20, 2019 in The Villages, FL at Lake Mira-mar. As ever, I hope you enjoy these pictures!
Please click on the thumbnail image to see the slightly larger version of the picture. Enjoy!
Migratory and native ducks alike are seen here in The Villages, Florida during the Winter months. Lesser Scaups, Hooded Mergansers, Ring-necked Ducks, Northern Shovelers, Black-bellied Whistling Ducks, Mallards, and even farm ducks like the Muscovy Ducks and Tufted Ducks are here. Occasionally seen also are the Green-winged Teal, Redhead, Bufflehead, and Widgeons. I have yet to get a good photo of those breeds.
We have a lot of small lakes and golf ponds in our lovely community where the ducks happily forage for their meals. The Diving Ducks are a lot more wary of people. The Mallards, Mottled Ducks, Muscovy and Tufted Ducks are happy on the shoreline as well as in the water. The other breeds are mostly on or in the water day and night. The diving ducks are mostly meat-eaters and the dabblers are pretty happy with seeds, plants, insects, worms, tadpoles, and tiny fish.
It is quite fun to see the big variety of ducks here in the Winter season! Please click on the thumbnail image to see the slightly larger version of the photo. Enjoy!
Ring-necked Ducks
Migratory ducks, a lone songbird, and some wading birds are among the birds and waterfowl and full Lunar Eclipse, I have spotted in recent weeks here in The Villages, FL.
I tend to visit the smaller ponds and lakes here which are pretty easy to get to in our golf cart. Many have multi-modal (golf carts, bicycles and pedestrians) path access. I really appreciate being able to observe the wildlife without disturbing the birds.
We have wading birds, song birds, migratory ducks, Canada and Egyptian geese, and the usual Cotton-tailed Rabbits and squirrels, occasional Coyotes, Bobcats, and Foxes and the very rare Black Bear here. Most of the birds, ducks, waders, geese, and squirrels are pretty easy to spot. Usually there is something of interest to observe and photograph when the weather cooperates (I’ve added in the photo I took of the Moon just because). Please click on the thumbnail image to see the slightly larger version of the photo. Enjoy!
Great Blue Heron
Ring-billed Gull
The Recent Lunar Eclipse
Northern Shovelers and a Ringed-bill Gull
A Palm Warbler
Great Egret in breeding plumage
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White Pelicans
Canada Geese
Great Blue Heron in breeding plumage
Double-crested Cormorant
Tri-colored Heron with Seagull
Northern Shoveler Ducks
