Lake Mývatn, in the north of Iceland has a reputation as the best place to see wild ducks in northern Europe. They congregate in their thousands, and here you can spot at least 18 different species. Their beautifully coiffed plumage comes in an array of colours, and patterns – harlequin duck, Barrow’s golden eye, tufted and longtailed and scaup, mallards, pochards, gadwall, teals; such exotic water birds.
Harlequin ducks
Mallards
Red headed pochard
Tufted duck
Tufted duck
Longtail ducks
Were you in Iceland?! Pardon the pun but how cool is that! I love the duck with the blue beak and upright tail. That’s a bird flippin’ a bird!
An interesting collection of ducks. I would not have been able to tell the difference
Quacked it! Nice series . . . what are the mystery ducks?
I’ve never seen the one with the blue beak so had to check it out, apparently its a ruddy duck!
Thanks for the id on that duck! It rather fits it’s temperament as well as colour – a feisty little fella.
A wonderful variety of ducks!
Don’t they just have the most amazing ‘couture’ 🙂
Ducks, for whatever obscure reason it might be, have the power to make me happy. I sometimes see mallards floating contentedly down the creek by my office and they fill me with such joy.
🙂 enigmatic creatures for sure! Such a range and varitey of feathery couture… those extraordinary colours and so waterproofly neat?!