Ring-necked ducks

Ring-Necked Ducks, January 2011

	A flock of ring-necked ducks.
	At full size, you can see the brown collar that gives the species its name.
	This one is male (with canada goose)
	This one is female (with mallard)
	Two more males.
	Male, beginning a dive by arching out of the water.
	Female, beginning a dive.
	Another female, caught slightly later in the process of diving.
	Wake left after a dive.
	Male ring-neck.
	Two more males.
	Swimming quietly along...
	Female.
	Male.
	Male ring-necked duck.
	Female ring-necked duck.
	Male and female side by side.
	Male ring-necked duck preening its wing feathers.
	Scratching its head.
	More scratching.
	Scratching male ring-necked duck.
	Parting photo: female ring-necked duck (with canada goose)