
Drake and Hen Ruddy Ducks
The private community lake here in Cumberland County, Tennessee where I live has seen Bufflehead Ducks, Greater Scaup Ducks, Lesser Scaup Ducks, Mallard Ducks, Hooded Merganser Ducks, Red-Head Ducks, Ring-Neck Ducks, Ruddy Ducks, as well as Canada Geese, a Greylag Goose, American Coots, Pied-Billed Grebes, Western Grebes, and a few Northern Loons visiting this winter. Our 101 acre private community lake is very quiet during the winter months so the waterfowl are safe here. There seems to be plenty to eat with lawns, water plants, insects, fish, and small aquatic animals here in the lake and along the shore. We do not allow hunting within our community so that adds to the security the waterfowl feel. The lake is a man-made fishing lake with many homes and a hardwood forest ringing the shore. These ducks are all wonderful and I have been happy to have had the chance to see them! Part two of this series will be posted here in coming days and will show photographs of different duck species. I took the pictures of the Bufflehead Ducks yesterday afternoon. Please click on the thumbnail version to see the larger picture. Enjoy!

Drake Bufflehead Ducks

Hen Bufflehead Ducks

Drake Ring-Neck Duck

Hen Ring-Neck Duck