Lake Apopka without my Beast!
March 28, 2021 - As I walked down Lust Road, I came across a lingered flock of Ring-necked Ducks.... Read more
Ring-Necked Duck
 | I’m one of the most common wintering ducks in Florida. I have a distinctive strike across my beak, but my name comes from the ring on my neck. Unless you’re in great light, you won’t see the ring on my neck in the field. Most Likely Found: In a pond, In the marsh When: Winter Where I've photographed: Circle B Bar Reserve, Lake Apopka, Lake Morton, Viera Wetlands Read more: Ring-Necked Duck at Cornell Lab of Ornithology Ebird: Ring-Necked Duck eBird range |
I have written 14 posts including a photo of a Ring-Necked Duck
Lake Apopka without my Beast!
Springtime Walk down Lust Road
March 22, 2021 - Some Ring-necked Ducks still lingered in the canals.... Read more
First 2021 Visit to Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
January 18, 2021 - My favorite duck image of the day was this Ring-necked Duck.... That's why he's called a Ring-necked Duck!... Read more
Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive Reopens in Time for Christmas!
December 28, 2017 - The closest ones were Ruddy Ducks and a Ring-necked Duck, who obliging gave me a wing-flap.... Read more
I Found My Nemesis Bird: Merlin!
February 10, 2017 - ...A nice morning at the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive yielded my lifer Merlin and a Vesper Sparrow Read more
Ducks are Back at Lake Morton
November 21, 2014 - The lake had some Ring-necked Ducks, some Ruddy Ducks, and even a few Lesser Scaup.... The stars of the morning were the Ring-necked Ducks.... The female Ring-necked Duck wing-flap is above, and the male is below.... Read more
Around Lake Morton
May 20, 2014 - This Ring-necked Duck is likely the same one that has summered at Lake Morton for the past two years.... Read more
Springtime Walk at Lake Morton
March 12, 2014 - I meandered around the lake, pausing when I came across some Ring-necked Ducks standing on rocks in the shade of a few cypress trees.... Read more
Ring-Necked Duck in July!?
September 9, 2012 - The last couple of times that I've been to Lake Morton, I've noticed this lone Ring-Necked Duck out in the water.... Read more
My First Visit to Lake Morton
January 3, 2012 - ...After a quiet morning at the Circle B Bar Reserve on Friday, Dyeyo and I decided to head to Lake Morton. Herman has been telling me about it for ages, and he always knows the good birding places! There were lots of Ring-necked and Ruddy Ducks sleeping on the lake. It was my first opportunity […] Read more
Even an Icky Day is Good at Circle B Bar Reserve
November 27, 2011 - A pair of Ring-Necked Duck females was fairly close to the trail.... Bird Species List (46 total): American Coot, American Goldfinch (FOS) (heard), American Robin, American Wigeon, Anhinga, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black-Bellied Whistling Duck, Blue Jay, Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher, Blue-Winged Teal, Boat-tailed Grackle, Common Gallinule, Common Yellowthroat, Double-Crested Cormorant, Eastern…... Read more
What’s Going On Up There?
December 17, 2010 - https://vimeo.com/341228854 Ring-Necked Ducks posed in the distance. I looked for the female Canvasback posted on Flickr earlier this week, but I didn't see her.... Ring-Necked Ducks The setting sun illuminated the trees and landscape very nicely. I love the sheer numbers of birds covering the landscape of Circle B in…... Read more
A New Place to Explore: Viera Wetlands
November 26, 2010 - Glossy Ibis I was excited to see these female Ring-Necked Ducks.... Ring-Necked Ducks A Savannah Sparrow hopped in the bushes so close to us that I just had to stop to take his picture.... Read more