Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis
In the USA, only south Texas and Florida can provide reliable, year-round visits with the tree-nesting, dabbling, Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck. During summer in the USA, locations such as northeast Texas, the Gulf Coast, Louisiana and the lower Mississippi valley can host these ducks while they raise families. Coastal Mexico, Central and South America sustain resident and migrating communities of these long-legged ducks.
Their whistling call is similar to the American Wigeon. Because of those calls, and their obvious black belly, they’ve earned their common name.
Typically with most duck species, pair bonds last only long enough to pass genes. In most cases, the drakes abandon the hen, leaving her to rear the young on her own. However, these ducks behave more like geese and swans. Their pair bond lasts a long time, perhaps the life of the birds, and both parents share child-rearing duties, including brooding.
Some observers believe the birds living in Florida should be placed as a separate subspecies, but today’s taxonomists recognise only two subspecies of Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck:
- D. a. fulgens lives from southern Texas and southeastern Arizona, and south to Panama.
- D. a. autumnalis lives from eastern Panama south through the western Andes to Ecuador, and east of the Andes to northern Argentina.
In south Texas, the Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck is the most well-represented year-round duck species. While I stayed in my RV near Brownsville, I looked forward to their whistling calls as they flew into the waterway near my camp at all hours, day or night.
21 Photos
Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna autumnalis) |
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Description: I drove to Port Isabel from Brownsville on an errand, then I scouted the neighborhood and roadsides for birds. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:06 8:51 |
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Location:
Various Locations |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/320 |
File Name: BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D500470-PortIsabel-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna autumnalis) |
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Description: I drove to Port Isabel from Brownsville on an errand, then I scouted the neighborhood and roadsides for birds. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:06 9:28 |
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Location:
Various Locations |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 440 mm, f/8.0, 1/400 |
File Name: BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D501112-PortIsabel-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna autumnalis) |
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Description: As I was leaving Harlingen Texas and heading to Brownsville, I looked at the birding opportunities that might be in town. By chance I noticed several Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks gathered along a canal. I had to stop. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:22 12:59 |
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Location:
Windsor Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 |
File Name: BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D507398-Harlingen-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna autumnalis) |
|
Description: As I was leaving Harlingen Texas and heading to Brownsville, I looked at the birding opportunities that might be in town. By chance I noticed several Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks gathered along a canal. I had to stop. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:22 13:01 |
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Location:
Windsor Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 |
File Name: BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D507420-Harlingen-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna autumnalis) |
|
Description: As I was leaving Harlingen Texas and heading to Brownsville, I looked at the birding opportunities that might be in town. By chance I noticed several Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks gathered along a canal. I had to stop. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:22 13:02 |
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Location:
Windsor Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 |
File Name: BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D507423-Harlingen-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna autumnalis) |
|
Description: As I was leaving Harlingen Texas and heading to Brownsville, I looked at the birding opportunities that might be in town. By chance I noticed several Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks gathered along a canal. I had to stop. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:22 13:05 |
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Location:
Windsor Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/4000 |
File Name: BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D507444-Harlingen-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna autumnalis) |
|
Description: As I was leaving Harlingen Texas and heading to Brownsville, I looked at the birding opportunities that might be in town. By chance I noticed several Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks gathered along a canal. I had to stop. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:22 13:11 |
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Location:
Windsor Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 |
File Name: BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D507545-Harlingen-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna autumnalis) |
|
Description: As I was leaving Harlingen Texas and heading to Brownsville, I looked at the birding opportunities that might be in town. By chance I noticed several Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks gathered along a canal. I had to stop. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:22 13:12 |
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Location:
Windsor Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/3200 |
File Name: BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D507571-Harlingen-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna autumnalis) |
|
Description: As I was leaving Harlingen Texas and heading to Brownsville, I looked at the birding opportunities that might be in town. By chance I noticed several Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks gathered along a canal. I had to stop. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:22 13:13 |
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Location:
Windsor Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/3200 |
File Name: BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D507604-Harlingen-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna autumnalis) |
|
Description: As I was leaving Harlingen Texas and heading to Brownsville, I looked at the birding opportunities that might be in town. By chance I noticed several Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks gathered along a canal. I had to stop. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:22 13:15 |
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Location:
Windsor Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/3200 |
File Name: BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D507634-Harlingen-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna autumnalis) |
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Description: Whistling ducks frequently attended the show at my "home base" in Brownsville Texas, where a "Reseca" or Oxbow lake is on its southern border. I spent April Fools morning checking out the local birdlife. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:01 9:14 |
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Location:
Breeze Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 400 mm, f/9.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D508278-BreezeLake-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna autumnalis) |
|
Description: My "home base" in Brownsville Texas has a "Reseca" or Oxbow lake on its border. I spent my mornings checking out the local birdlife. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:03 9:10 |
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Location:
Breeze Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/9.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D508532-BreezeLake-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna autumnalis) |
|
Description: My "home base" in Brownsville Texas has a "Reseca" or Oxbow lake on its border. I spent my mornings checking out the local birdlife. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:03 9:13 |
|
Location:
Breeze Lake |
|
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/9.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D508542-BreezeLake-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna autumnalis) |
|
Description: My "home base" in Brownsville Texas has a "Reseca" or Oxbow lake on its border. I spent my mornings checking out the local birdlife. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:03 9:22 |
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Location:
Breeze Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/9.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D508603-BreezeLake-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna autumnalis) |
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Description: Black-Bellied Whistling-Ducks are fixtures in the marshy wetlands. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:08 15:39 |
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Location:
South Padre Island WBC |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D5X3091-SPI_BirdNatureCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna autumnalis) |
|
Description: The Whistling Ducks were acting out their ‘duck politics’, but I missed capturing the best action. I had an exceptional day at the SPI Convention Centre. I met three new bird species: Veery, Dickcissel, and Black-Billed Cuckoo. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:15 11:47 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D5X5716-SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna autumnalis) |
|
Description: The Whistling Ducks were acting out their ‘duck politics’, but I missed capturing the best action. I had an exceptional day at the SPI Convention Centre. I met three new bird species: Veery, Dickcissel, and Black-Billed Cuckoo. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:15 11:48 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D5X5722-SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna autumnalis) |
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Description: Ducks enjoyed the seed placed by volunteers. This weekend provided the “perfect storm” for a warbler fallout on South Padre Island; a cold north wind, rain, and a ton of birds trying to head north. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:17 10:43 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/180 |
File Name: BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D5X6225-SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna autumnalis) |
|
Description: All day, these ducks loafed in the marsh, but late in the afternoon they gathered, and with a sudden explosion, they all lifted off in unison. My Monday visit to South Padre Island lasted all day. The morning was slow for bird meetings, but the afternoon was better at the SPI Convention Center. |
Date Taken: 2021:02:01 16:07 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D5X7449-SouthPadreIsland-TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna autumnalis) |
|
Description: Whistling Ducks mostly flew over us, but some stayed and visited for a while. The National Butterfly Center held a “Big Sit” event on Sunday. They invited me to join the team, and in between shifts, I walked the grounds in search of photo opportunities. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:25 9:04 |
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Location:
National Butterfly Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D5X1362-NationalButterflyCenter |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna autumnalis) |
|
Description: Most Black-Bellied Whistling-Ducks were rather tame and approachable on the island. Head shots were easier to capture than whole-body portraits. The Convention Center on South Padre Island, Texas is a first rate birding destination. I spent several hours in the morning and several more in the afternoon on this day. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:30 17:12 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/1600 |
File Name: BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D501579-South-Padre |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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21 Photos
Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna autumnalis) |
|
Description: I drove to Port Isabel from Brownsville on an errand, then I scouted the neighborhood and roadsides for birds. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:06 8:51 |
|
Location:
Various Locations |
|
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/320 |
File Name: BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D500470-PortIsabel-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna autumnalis) |
|
Description: I drove to Port Isabel from Brownsville on an errand, then I scouted the neighborhood and roadsides for birds. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:06 9:28 |
|
Location:
Various Locations |
|
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 440 mm, f/8.0, 1/400 |
File Name: BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D501112-PortIsabel-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna autumnalis) |
|
Description: As I was leaving Harlingen Texas and heading to Brownsville, I looked at the birding opportunities that might be in town. By chance I noticed several Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks gathered along a canal. I had to stop. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:22 12:59 |
|
Location:
Windsor Park |
|
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 |
File Name: BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D507398-Harlingen-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna autumnalis) |
|
Description: As I was leaving Harlingen Texas and heading to Brownsville, I looked at the birding opportunities that might be in town. By chance I noticed several Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks gathered along a canal. I had to stop. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:22 13:01 |
|
Location:
Windsor Park |
|
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 |
File Name: BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D507420-Harlingen-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna autumnalis) |
|
Description: As I was leaving Harlingen Texas and heading to Brownsville, I looked at the birding opportunities that might be in town. By chance I noticed several Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks gathered along a canal. I had to stop. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:22 13:02 |
|
Location:
Windsor Park |
|
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 |
File Name: BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D507423-Harlingen-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna autumnalis) |
|
Description: As I was leaving Harlingen Texas and heading to Brownsville, I looked at the birding opportunities that might be in town. By chance I noticed several Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks gathered along a canal. I had to stop. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:22 13:05 |
|
Location:
Windsor Park |
|
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/4000 |
File Name: BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D507444-Harlingen-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna autumnalis) |
|
Description: As I was leaving Harlingen Texas and heading to Brownsville, I looked at the birding opportunities that might be in town. By chance I noticed several Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks gathered along a canal. I had to stop. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:22 13:11 |
|
Location:
Windsor Park |
|
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 |
File Name: BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D507545-Harlingen-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna autumnalis) |
|
Description: As I was leaving Harlingen Texas and heading to Brownsville, I looked at the birding opportunities that might be in town. By chance I noticed several Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks gathered along a canal. I had to stop. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:22 13:12 |
|
Location:
Windsor Park |
|
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/3200 |
File Name: BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D507571-Harlingen-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna autumnalis) |
|
Description: As I was leaving Harlingen Texas and heading to Brownsville, I looked at the birding opportunities that might be in town. By chance I noticed several Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks gathered along a canal. I had to stop. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:22 13:13 |
|
Location:
Windsor Park |
|
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/3200 |
File Name: BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D507604-Harlingen-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna autumnalis) |
|
Description: As I was leaving Harlingen Texas and heading to Brownsville, I looked at the birding opportunities that might be in town. By chance I noticed several Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks gathered along a canal. I had to stop. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:22 13:15 |
|
Location:
Windsor Park |
|
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/3200 |
File Name: BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D507634-Harlingen-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna autumnalis) |
|
Description: Whistling ducks frequently attended the show at my "home base" in Brownsville Texas, where a "Reseca" or Oxbow lake is on its southern border. I spent April Fools morning checking out the local birdlife. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:01 9:14 |
|
Location:
Breeze Lake |
|
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 400 mm, f/9.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D508278-BreezeLake-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna autumnalis) |
|
Description: My "home base" in Brownsville Texas has a "Reseca" or Oxbow lake on its border. I spent my mornings checking out the local birdlife. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:03 9:10 |
|
Location:
Breeze Lake |
|
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/9.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D508532-BreezeLake-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna autumnalis) |
|
Description: My "home base" in Brownsville Texas has a "Reseca" or Oxbow lake on its border. I spent my mornings checking out the local birdlife. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:03 9:13 |
|
Location:
Breeze Lake |
|
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/9.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D508542-BreezeLake-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna autumnalis) |
|
Description: My "home base" in Brownsville Texas has a "Reseca" or Oxbow lake on its border. I spent my mornings checking out the local birdlife. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:03 9:22 |
|
Location:
Breeze Lake |
|
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/9.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D508603-BreezeLake-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna autumnalis) |
|
Description: Black-Bellied Whistling-Ducks are fixtures in the marshy wetlands. With a momentary lull in warbler migration on South Padre Island, I paid my admission to the Birds and Nature Center to attempt catching subjects that don’t make many appearances at the Convention Centre. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:08 15:39 |
|
Location:
South Padre Island WBC |
|
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D5X3091-SPI_BirdNatureCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna autumnalis) |
|
Description: The Whistling Ducks were acting out their ‘duck politics’, but I missed capturing the best action. I had an exceptional day at the SPI Convention Centre. I met three new bird species: Veery, Dickcissel, and Black-Billed Cuckoo. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:15 11:47 |
|
Location:
Convention Center |
|
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D5X5716-SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna autumnalis) |
|
Description: The Whistling Ducks were acting out their ‘duck politics’, but I missed capturing the best action. I had an exceptional day at the SPI Convention Centre. I met three new bird species: Veery, Dickcissel, and Black-Billed Cuckoo. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:15 11:48 |
|
Location:
Convention Center |
|
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D5X5722-SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna autumnalis) |
|
Description: Ducks enjoyed the seed placed by volunteers. This weekend provided the “perfect storm” for a warbler fallout on South Padre Island; a cold north wind, rain, and a ton of birds trying to head north. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:17 10:43 |
|
Location:
Convention Center |
|
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/180 |
File Name: BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D5X6225-SPI_ConventionCtr |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna autumnalis) |
|
Description: All day, these ducks loafed in the marsh, but late in the afternoon they gathered, and with a sudden explosion, they all lifted off in unison. My Monday visit to South Padre Island lasted all day. The morning was slow for bird meetings, but the afternoon was better at the SPI Convention Center. |
Date Taken: 2021:02:01 16:07 |
|
Location:
Convention Center |
|
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D5X7449-SouthPadreIsland-TX |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna autumnalis) |
|
Description: Whistling Ducks mostly flew over us, but some stayed and visited for a while. The National Butterfly Center held a “Big Sit” event on Sunday. They invited me to join the team, and in between shifts, I walked the grounds in search of photo opportunities. |
Date Taken: 2021:04:25 9:04 |
|
Location:
National Butterfly Center |
|
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D5X1362-NationalButterflyCenter |
| © 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna autumnalis) |
|
Description: Most Black-Bellied Whistling-Ducks were rather tame and approachable on the island. Head shots were easier to capture than whole-body portraits. The Convention Center on South Padre Island, Texas is a first rate birding destination. I spent several hours in the morning and several more in the afternoon on this day. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:30 17:12 |
|
Location:
Convention Center |
|
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/1600 |
File Name: BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck_D501579-South-Padre |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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