#66 - Take Photos of 50 Birds - Black-Bellied Whistling Duck

We have a LOT of these! But they are so hard to get pictures of!! They're skittish skittish skittish! I so wish I had a good camera. I have to use my iphone and then zoom in on them so this is the best I can get. Most ducks are fairly used to humans around here because we feed them at the parks :p But these start quacking and running when you get within 30 feet of them, lol. But they hang out in groups. I think they're such gorgeous ducks though. Really really pretty! This is sadly the best I could get though and the swan got his head in the way :p

#66 - Take Pictures of 50 Birds - Pekin Duck

And the last bird update of the day, the Pekin Duck...another domestic duck and perhaps the most well known duck of them all. These guys were SO adorable and so cute. They quacked away and waddled their tail feathers and followed me around while I took pictures but not in a mean aggressive way. It was almost like they were just curious. So adorable.

#66 - Take Pictures of 50 Birds - American Black Duck

This one looks VERY similar to the female mallard! I didn't even notice the difference until I came home and looked at my pictures. This is actually a male american black duck. It's the one in the back with the yellow bill and the darker colors around it's eyes. Amazing how nature is, isn't it?

#66 - Take Pictures of 50 Birds - Female Mallard Ducks

I had no idea that female mallard ducks looked so different than the males! I thought these were two totally different kinds of ducks until I looked in my field guide.

#66 - Take Pictures of 50 Different Birds - Muscovy Ducks