ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae

Oxyura australis  

Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis)
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© Vik Dunis 2014
Karkarook Park, VIC (Aug, 2014)

The Blue-billed Duck raises its tail either for display or as a warning. There were no female Blue-billed Ducks around so perhaps I wasn't being as inconspicuous as I thought.

Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis)

Blue-billed Duck (male)

Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis)

Blue-billed Duck (female or non-breeding male)

Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis)

Blue-billed Duck female and chicks

Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis)

Female with chicks

Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis)

Blue-billed Duck male

Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis)

Blue-billed Duck

Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis)

Male Blue-billed Duck

Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis)

Blue-billed Duck (male)

Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis)

Blue-billed Duck (male)

Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis)

Blue-billed Duck (male)

Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis)

Male Blue-billed Duck

Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis)

Male Blue-billed Duck

Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis)

Blue-billed Duck

Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis)

Blue-billed Duck

Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis)

Blue-billed Duck

Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis)

Blue-billed Duck

Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis)

Blue-billed Duck