Ducks

This Hottentot Teal was drinking at a patch of open water among the vast reed beds of Marievale Bird Sanctuary.

Having drunk it was time to stretch- the colouring of the Hottentot Teal is subtle and beautiful.

A Hottentot Teal swimming away on an open patch of water in Marievale Bird Sanctuary.

Hottentot Teal feeding on the pink and green algae on the water at Marievale

Hottentot Teal head down and feeding

Male Cape Shoveller at Marievale. The male and female have similar colouring and the white back is only visible in flight.

Female Cape Shoveller stretching

Female Cape Shoveller about to take off at Marievale

White faced Whistling duck

Beautiful colouring of the White-faced Whistling duck. Ubiquitious but I never get tired of photographing them. Their whistling call is so distinctive and one of those memorable sounds in the African bush.

Like water off a duck’s back – White faced Whitling duck

White faced Whistling duck shaking the water off after a dip.

White faced Whistling duck are very wary and are easily scared away.

A shot of a White-face Whistling duck landing on water – with an interesting bow wave

Flaps down, slids out and open and touch down as this White-faced Whistling duck lands on a small algae-rich dam.

White faced Whistling duck preening itself.

African Black Duck foraging in a small dam in the Pilansberg National Park.

Male knob-billed duck on the dam at Pine Lake close to White River. The oil covering on its feathers, in the right light, generated a spectacular sheen.

Male Knob-billed duck in flight over the dam at Pine Lake.

Closer veiw of a male Knob-billed duck in flight.

Female knob-billed duck in flight along the Chobe River. I just loved the earthy colours in the background.

Female knob-billed duck in flight over the Chobe River.

Yellow-billed Duck showing its best colours

Another view of a Yellow-billed duck at the Johannesburg Country Club.

Yellow-billed Duck

Yellow-billed duck on one of the dams at the Country Club Johannesburg. The course manager allowed me to photography the waterfowl at the dam as long as I did not distract the golfers. This course has a plethora of birds. A sanctuary within a heavily built up area.

Flock of roosting Fulvous Ducks along the Chobe River.

Fluvous Whistling duck

Female South African Shellduck – looks like a duck sounds like a goose.

This male South African Shelduck was flying into battle. It was heading straight for the Guineafowl at the far end of the waterhole. The reason for the aggression as we found out later were four chicks.

The same male South African Shelduck sorting out a possible threat.

Red-bill Teal at Marievale.

Red-billed teal silhouetted against the blue water in the dam at Borokalalo National Park.

Hottentot Teal bathing at Marievale

Hottentot Teal mating – she looks to be getting that sinking feeling!

Hottentot Teal stretching at Marievale

Female African Shelduck stretching in Klein Namutoni waterhole in Etosha

Red billed Teal enjoying an afternoon swim in Klein Naumtoni waterhole in Etosha

Cape Shovellers swimming in the Klein Namutoni waterhole late in the afternoon in Etosha.

Cape Shovellers swimming in the Klein Namutoni waterhole late in the afternoon in Etosha.

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