Falklands Wildlife 2 Birds on water

Steamer duck (because they don’t fly)

 

They have curious knobs on their wing “elbow”

Steamer duck preparing to steam

2 steamer ducks steaming

 

Kelp Goose with young (male is white)

 

Black-crowned night heron

 

White tufted grebe

I was walking around the Big Pond on Pebble Island and this pair of White tufted grebe followed me for quite a long way…

White tufted grebe and chicks

 

Silvery Grebe

These were much harder to get close to

A Silvery teal feeding its chick which is on its back

 

Speckled teal and grebe

Speckled teal

 

Two banded plover

 

  Crested duck

 

Ruddy headed geese

 

White rumped sandpiper

 

Feral domestic geese

 

Blackish Oystercatcher

Magellanic Oystercatcher

This one was particularly friendly

 

Upland goose

I just loved the hint of bottle green at the back of the wing which was only obvious when the wing was in a particular position and the light was right

 

Silvery teal

These have lovely dual coloured bills