18 03, 2014

The Falcated Duck

By |2019-02-16T13:05:22+00:00March 18th, 2014|Endangered Species, Tony's Blog|Comments Off on The Falcated Duck

[anything_slider title="" column="three-fourth" autoslide="5000" slider_id="831"/] The Falcated Duck or (Anas falcata) is a Gadwall-sized dabbling duck. The Falcated Duck breeds from southern Siberia to northeast China, Korea, and northern Japan, wintering to southern Japan, east and south China, and Vietnam. It is a rare vagrant to the Aleutian Islands and rarer still along the Pacific Coast of North America. [1] [...]

17 02, 2014

Baikal Teal – Photography by Tony Healy

By |2019-02-16T13:05:22+00:00February 17th, 2014|Endangered Species, Tony's Blog|Comments Off on Baikal Teal – Photography by Tony Healy

[anything_slider title="Baikal Teal" column="two-thirds" autoslide="5000" slider_id="768"/] The Baikal Teal - Anas formosa The Baikal Teal (Anas formosa), also called the Bimaculate Duck or Squawk Duck, is a dabbling duck that breeds in eastern Russia and winters in East Asia. Occurs in Alaska and in limited areas of the west coast states. Nests near swampy tundra areas. Spends winters on freshwater lakes, rivers, reservoirs, and farmlands, often roosting on [...]