Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

Ruddy

A flotilla of resting Ruddy Ducks.
The bills on the males will turn even bluer before it’s all over.

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  1. peopleplaceswords

    genus name is derived from Ancient Greek oxus, “sharp”, and oura, “tail”, and jamaicensis is “from Jamaica”.[2] The Andean duck was considered a subspecies. source: Wikipedia

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