Diving ducks can be seen year-round, but winter brings a boost in numbers as birds arrive from Northern Europe and Russia. Some species, like scaup and smew, are mostly winter visitors and are rarely ...

Ducks can be split into two broad groups: dabblers and divers. As the name suggests, diving ducks feed mainly by diving underwater, using their strong feet (and sometimes their wings) to swim.

Can be very active when feeding, diving and surfacing repeatedly. In winter often seen on lakes and bays in dense flocks, numbering hundreds or even thousands, and often with no other species of ducks ...

Although it mixes freely with other diving ducks on large lakes in winter, the Ring-neck is also found on small, tree-lined ponds, and associating with dabbling ducks on shallow waters. A strong and ...

These are birds that are adapted through evolution for swimming, floating on the water surface, and in some cases diving in at least shallow water. The family contains around 146 species in 40 genera.

It serves as an important stopover for migratory birds along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway -- with 336 bird species ...

Many people think of spring as the ideal time to find, view and photograph ducks. Although spring can be a wonderful season ...

Sea ducks are species that mostly winter on oceans, favor cold deep waters and can dive to great depths to capture food. Their ranks include eiders, goldeneyes, mergansers, scoters and the long ...

Generally, anhingas and cormorants dive for up to two minutes at the most and feast on fish, but unlike other species such as ducks, they fully wet their plumage. After dives, these species patiently ...