Long-tailed Ducks also breed in the Artic Coasts and winter in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic coast, although New Jersey, Delaware, and parts of Maryland are as far South as they will go. There were many of them yesterday near Barnegat Lighthouse. They swam back and forth during the time I spent there, providing many opportunities for photographs.
Male Long-tailed Duck near Barnegat Lighthouse.
Female Long-tailed Duck near Barnegat Lighthouse.
Female and male Long-tailed Ducks near Barnegat Lighthouse.
Just before I left, a male Long-tailed Duck flew around several times, at least three, calling out constantly, perhaps reminding all the other ducks that migration time was fast approaching. It was quite a show and a photographer’s dream.
Male Long-tailed Duck flying and calling near Barnegat Lighthouse.
Male Long-tailed Duck flying and calling near Barnegat Lighthouse.
Male Long-tailed Duck flying and calling near Barnegat Lighthouse.
Male Long-tailed Duck flying and calling near Barnegat Lighthouse.
Your bird shots are always wonderful …. 🙂
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Beautiful and beautiful photo of it. I have not seen this one either.
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first time to see these, nice!
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They’re so beautiful! I’m partial to the 5th photos, for the way it displays the tail feathers. You must have been happy!
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The male in that first photograph is quite decorative.
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You are right: he was seen at his best!
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Beautiful ducks and even more so – beautiful photos.
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Thank you Val!
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The head/face of the male looks quite different to any ducks I’ve seen. I think it’s that eye colour that stands out.
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You are right, they are quite different. For some reason, I think they look French. 🙂
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They look quite different in flight. Lovely photos.
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When they fly, one can seen that tail (males only) and those color patches.
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Beautiful male long-tailed duck.
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Thank you for visiting and commenting!
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I have never seen a long-tailed duck. I notice that male ducks are always more colorful than female ducks. Wonder if that is true for all ducks. Lovely photos! MZ
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With birds and ducks, the males are usually more colorful than the females. Sometimes, they also have extra feathers (like the long tail) that the females lack.
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Thanks, Hien. Good to know.
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Outstanding, beautiful shots, Hien! Wow!!
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This was my lucky day. There could have been about two dozens of them near the Barnegat jetty. Then that male duck kept going round and round …
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Wow, what a fabulous duck! Beautiful captures, Hien!
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Thanks Amy! I was lucky this time. Usually they stay further out in the ocean, and I can barely see them then, let alone take their photos.
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You always get the most interesting looking ducks. These are great.
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Thank you! New Jersey coasts are indeed visited by many kinds of birds, ducks, and geese!
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They are beautiful
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They sure are!
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