Mikepércs: Ducks

I'm having a try today again, hoping that the birds have already got used to the hide.

The sun is already rising when a couple of mallards are swimming in front of me. They are searching for food under the water:

Mallards

Meanwhile the garganeys, the teals and the shovelers appear in the distance. Three shovelers are closing, two male and a female. Here's one of the males:

Shoveler (male)

Then a mallard starts to preen nearby:

Mallard (female)

The garganeys are coming closer as well, ducking under the water regularly:

Garganey (male)

The little grebes are calling each other from time to time:

Little Grebe

Shoveler (male)

The garganeys are quite close:

Garganey (male)

Garganey (male)

Shoveler (male)

Mallard (male)

One of the shovelers comes really close to my greatest pleasure:

Shoveler (male)

Shoveler (male)

Meanwhile a pochard lands nearby, but leaves soon. I couldn't take a good shot of it. However a couple of ferruginous ducks appear, they don't dig only their heads under the water, but they are diving. I'm trying to catch the moment of ducking:

Ferruginous Duck (male)

There's not much difference between the male and the female:

Ferruginous Duck (female)

Ferruginous Duck (male)

Ferruginous Duck (male)

Ferruginous Duck (male)

In the end a female mallard lands:

Mallard (female)