New Birdorable bird: Ruddy Duck

October 7, 2008 in New Birds and Ducks with 2 comments

This week we've added the Ruddy Duck as a new Birdorable bird. These ducks live throughout North America. As a result of escapes from wildfowl collections they are now also established in Great Britain from where they have spread widely into Europe. When we lived in the Netherlands we sometimes saw these birds with their beautiful blue bills and cute spiky tail. We saw this couple at Starrevaart, a bird lake north of the Hague:

Male and female Ruddy Duck at Starrevaart in the Netherlands

Comments

Louise Warner on February 8, 2017 at 5:47 PM wrote:

rubber duckes?

Spurwing Plover on June 11, 2022 at 6:24 AM wrote:

Ruddy Duckie,Your the One,You make Bathtime all so Fun

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