Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina), male, eat a tasty vegetation, family Anatidae, order Anseriformes, West Bengal, India

photograph by Rajesh Dhungana

the red-crested pochard is a diving duck species primarily found in europe along with asia and africa. males are easily distinguished from females by their characteristic reddish orange head. additionally, they have a bright red bill. they primarily feed on aquatic plants by diving and dabbling. this social species is frequently found wintering in large mixed-species flocks.

Common pochard, Western Siberia, Fall 2023

Aythya ferina

Krooneend, Red-Crested Pochard, (Netta rufina), Nederland, Overijssel

Rosy-billed pochard By: Unknown photographer From: Handbuch der Biologie der Wirbeltiere 1913

Common pochard (Aythya ferina) photos I took 13/01/2024, West Yorkshire, UK

Pochard - Zarro-comum (Aythya ferina): females

Loulé/Portugal (19 & 20/02/2024)

[Nikon D500; AF-S Nikkor 500mm F5,6E PF ED VR]

18th March 2024: Fishlake Meadows, Lakeside and others

Photos taken in this set are of; Song Thrush at Fishlake Meadows, Greenfinch when cutting through Lakeside, violet at Fishlake Meadows, beautiful views at both, mushroom and ivy at Fishlake Meadows, pond skater at Fishlake Meadows it was good to see a few of them and female Gadwall at Fishlake Meadows. Other highlights from the brilliant walk and time I spent at Fishlake Meadows and in Romsey today were Cetti's Warber and Chiffchaff near constant presences in sound and sight which was delightful, Water Rail, Great White Egret, Greylag Geese, Pochard, Treecreeper, Dunnock, Red Kite, Buzzard, Reed Bunting, Great Spotted Woodpecker heard, my first forget-me-not of the year, daffodils, white deadnettle, lots of lesser celandine and King Alfred's cake and turkey tail fungi with quite a few fungi enjoyed today. Great Crested Grebe, House Sparrow, Wren, Green Woodpecker heard and Grey Squirrel were other highlights on the cut throughs over Lakeside with my first ground ivy of the year seen between the locations.

Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina) [Centre, lower left] with Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) [upper left]

Lake Garda, Lombardy, Italy - 07-05-2017

Moody - Red-Crested Pochard by Georgie Alexon Via Flickr: I thought this male Red-crested Pochard looked like he was in a bad mood or really deep in thought. This photograph was taken in the south of Spain. The Red-Crested Pochard is a large diving duck. They feed mainly by diving or dabbling. They eat aquatic plants, and typically upend for food more than most diving ducks.-wiki -Netta rufina

red-crested pochard family!!

Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina), males, family Anatidae, order Anseriformes, Jagdishpur Reservoir, Kapilvastu, Nepal

photograph by सुगम ताम्राकार

Netta peposaca / Rosy-Billed Pochard at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens at Duke University in Durham, NC

Winter Visitors

Now is the time to see the ducks and geese overwintering in Norfolk and Lincolnshire on the marshes of the Wash, escaping the frozen winters of their northern breeding grounds Flocks of wigeon with their strange whistling call. Here they are grazing on Frampton Marsh. Later we see them in great rafts, floating out at sea — didn’t know they did that. Further out, beyond the sea wall (not a wall…

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