#clangula

[herpsandbirds]

Long-tailed Ducks (Clangula hyemalis), non-breeding male, family Anatidae, order Anseriformes, Ocean City, NJ, USA

photographs by Temujin Subodai

[snototter]

A male long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis) in breeding plumage flies across the ice in Svalbard, Norway

by Tim Melling

[ornithological]

long-tailed ducks (clangula hyemalis), ireland

[birdblues]

Long-tailed Duck

[matt-molloy]

I'm not sure if I've ever seen long-tailed ducks before, but they were easy to identify using my telephoto lens, and the powers of Google. They seemed fairly timid, diving for cover (and possibly food) then popping up much further away, but with a little patience, I managed to get some decent shots.

[dendroica]

Long-tailed Duck on Raritan Bay (by me)

[herpsandbirds]

Hi~ I was curious if you can think of any birds that you prefer their nonbreeding plumage to their breeding plumage? For instance, I think snow buntings are much cuter in their soft brown, toasted-marshmallow-esque nonbreeding plumage. But I can't think of any others like that, so I was wondering if you had any thoughts on the matter!

Oh yes, what immediately comes to mind is the Long-tailed duck!

Although I really like both plumages.

Long-tailed Ducks (Clangula hyemalis), non-breeding male, family Anatidae, order Anseriformes, Ocean City, NJ, USA

photographs by Temujin Subodai

Long-tailed Ducks (Clangula hyemalis), non-breeding male, family Anatidae, order Anseriformes, NJ, USA

photographs by Shay Shohat

Long-tailed Ducks (Clangula hyemalis), non-breeding plumage, T/BL - male, BR - female, family Anatidae, order Anseriformes, eastern United States

photographs by Terence Geoghan

Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis), breeding male, family Anatidae, order Anseriformes, Alaska, USA

photographs by Andy Bankert

[herpsandbirds]

Long-tailed Ducks (Clangula hyemalis), non-breeding L - male & R - female, family Anatidae, order Anseriformes, Baytown Nature Center, Baytown, TX, USA

photographs by Sallie Daniel Sherman