Search results for Flightless Steamer Duck

Patagonian crested duck, on sand beach. The crested dusk inhabits coastal regions where it forages for invertebrates and marine algae. The male and female are similar in appearance.
Species: Crested duck, Lophonetta specularioides
Location: New Island, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom
Image ID: 23765  

Flightless steamer duck, on sand beach. The flightless steamer duck is a marine duck which occupies and guards a set length of coastline as its territory and, as its name suggests, cannot fly.
Species: Flightless steamer duck, Tachyeres brachypterus
Location: New Island, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom
Image ID: 23767  

Flightless steamer duck, on sand beach. The flightless steamer duck is a marine duck which occupies and guards a set length of coastline as its territory and, as its name suggests, cannot fly.
Species: Flightless steamer duck, Tachyeres brachypterus
Location: New Island, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom
Image ID: 23768  

Upland goose, male, walking across grasslands. Males have a white head and breast, females are brown with black-striped wings and yellow feet. Upland geese are 24-29" long and weigh about 7 lbs.
Species: Upland goose, Chloephaga picta
Location: New Island, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom
Image ID: 23771  

Upland geese, female, walking across grasslands. Males have a white head and breast, females are brown with black-striped wings and yellow feet. Upland geese are 24-29" long and weigh about 7 lbs.
Species: Upland goose, Chloephaga picta
Location: New Island, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom
Image ID: 23772  

Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins.
Species: Flightless steamer duck, Tachyeres brachypterus
Location: New Island, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom
Image ID: 23824  

Flightless steamer duck, male, with ducklings, swimming in the ocean.
Species: Flightless steamer duck, Tachyeres brachypterus
Location: Carcass Island, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom
Image ID: 23974  

Flightless steamer duck.
Species: Flightless steamer duck, Tachyeres brachypterus
Location: Carcass Island, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom
Image ID: 24030  

Flightless cormorant, head and neck profile. In the absence of predators and thus not needing to fly, the flightless cormorants wings have degenerated to the point that it has lost the ability to fly, however it can swim superbly and is a capable underwater hunter. Punta Albemarle.
Species: Flightless cormorant, Nannopterum harrisi, Phalacrocorax harrisi
Location: Isabella Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 16550  

Flightless cormorant perched on volcanic coastline. In the absence of predators and thus not needing to fly, the flightless cormorants wings have degenerated to the point that it has lost the ability to fly, however it can swim superbly and is a capable underwater hunter. Punta Albemarle.
Species: Flightless cormorant, Nannopterum harrisi, Phalacrocorax harrisi
Location: Isabella Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 16560  

Northern shoveler, adult nonbreeding plumage.
Species: Northern shoveler, Anas clypeata
Location: Santee Lakes, California
Image ID: 23393  

Wood duck, male.
Species: Wood duck, Aix sponsa
Location: Santee Lakes, California
Image ID: 23394  

Mallard, female.
Species: Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
Location: Santee Lakes, California
Image ID: 23396  

Ring-necked duck, male.
Species: Ring-necked duck, Aythya collaris
Location: Santee Lakes, California
Image ID: 23398  

Unidentified duck.
Location: Santee Lakes, California
Image ID: 23399  

American wigeon, adult breeding plumage.
Species: American wigeon, Anas americana
Location: Santee Lakes, California
Image ID: 23400  

Wood duck, male.
Species: Wood duck, Aix sponsa
Location: Santee Lakes, California
Image ID: 23401  

Mallard, female.
Species: Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
Location: Santee Lakes, California
Image ID: 23402  

Mallard, male.
Species: Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
Location: Santee Lakes, California
Image ID: 23404  

Mallard, female.
Species: Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
Location: Santee Lakes, California
Image ID: 23405  

Unidentified duck.
Location: Santee Lakes, California
Image ID: 23406  

American wigeon, juvenile / nonbreeding plumage.
Species: American wigeon, Anas americana
Location: Santee Lakes, California
Image ID: 23407  

Mallard, female.
Species: Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
Location: Santee Lakes, California
Image ID: 23409  

Mallard, female.
Species: Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
Location: Santee Lakes, California
Image ID: 23410  

Mallard, male.
Species: Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
Location: Santee Lakes, California
Image ID: 23411  

Mallard, female pursued by male.
Species: Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
Location: Santee Lakes, California
Image ID: 23412  

Mallard, female.
Species: Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
Location: Santee Lakes, California
Image ID: 23413  

Mallard, female.
Species: Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
Location: Santee Lakes, California
Image ID: 23415  

Mallard, male.
Species: Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
Location: Santee Lakes, California
Image ID: 23416  

Mallard, female.
Species: Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
Location: Santee Lakes, California
Image ID: 23417