Just before the ice storm, the morning went still.
A bufflehead touched down right in front of me on the calm waters of Dahlonega—soft rain falling, light barely awake, everything holding its breath. 🦆❄️
One of those moments nature gives you when you’re patient enough to sit low and listen.

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Radjah Shelduck (Radjah radjah) resting on grass. The duck has distinctive plumage: a dark chocolate-brown head, neck, and upper chest contrasting with white flanks and wing coverts. Its bill is pale with a black patch, and the bird is laying down, nestled comfortably in vibrant green grass.
Shot at WWT Martin Mere near Burscough, UK.
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Male Comb Duck (Sarkidiornis sylvicola, formerly Sarkidiornis melanotos) standing on the ground amidst tall green grasses and reeds, beside a mossy log. It has a large black fleshy knob at the base of its upper bill, a key characteristic of adult males. Its plumage is striking, with an iridescent dark green and purple sheen on the wings, black-speckled white on the neck and chest, and dark grey on the underparts.
Shot at WWT Martin Mere near Burscough, UK.
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White-faced Whistling duck (Dendrocygna viduata). A distinctive duck with a bold black-and-white head, rich rufous breast, and finely barred flanks. Like other whistling-ducks, it has a long neck and legs, giving it a slightly goose-like profile. Typically found around freshwater marshes, lakes, and rice paddies. Often seen in sizeable flocks, sometimes in the hundreds. It’s fairly widespread across parts of South America and Africa, and it tends to feed mainly at night. Shot at WWT Martin Mere near Burscough, UK.
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