Mastodawn

Ruddy Duck Bubble Display: This male ruddy in his fancy suit (breeding plumage) is showing off his courting skills- he inflates his neck and then beats his chest with his bill so that air is released from his feathers and forms bubbles in the water. In case the female ruddy is not sufficiently dazzled, he then releases some of that neck air in a belching display. I do wonder if many my human friends wish that such loud belching brought droves of women eager to mate. #duck #ruddyduck #pond #spring #matingseason #breedingplumage #bubbles #natgeo #natgeonature #ethicalwildlifephotography #birds #birding #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #Montana #Bigfork #waterbirds