Ruddy Duck - Oxyura jamaicensis

Ruddy Ducks are found in much of North America from Mexico to Canada. During the breeding season, the male Ruddy Duck male is quite noticeable with it blue bill. They are also easy to spot because their tail is usually standing straight up which is probably why they are classified as a "stifftail".

They are divers and swim underwater. They eat seeds and roots of aquatic plants, aquatic insects, and crustaceans.

Juvenile

Female Ruddy Duck with young 06/16/2010 - Lake Temescal, Oakland, CA Female Ruddy Duck with young 06/16/2010 - Lake Temescal, Oakland, CA

Female Ruddy Duck with young 06/16/2010 - Lake Temescal, Oakland, CA Female Ruddy Duck with young 06/16/2010 - Lake Temescal, Oakland, CA

Two young Ruddy Ducks 06/16/2010 - Lake Temescal, Oakland, CA Two young Ruddy Ducks 06/16/2010 - Lake Temescal, Oakland, CA

Breeding (March-Aug(M))

Male transition to breed colors 03/18/2009 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA Male transition to breed colors 03/18/2009 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA

Male in full breeding colors 06/16/2010 - Lake Temescal, Oakland, CA Male in full breeding colors 06/16/2010 - Lake Temescal, Oakland, CA

Non-breeding (Sep-March(M))

Female Ruddy Duck 12/31/2006 - Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA Female Ruddy Duck 12/31/2006 - Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA	Male Ruddy Duck 01/20/2007 - Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA Male Ruddy Duck 01/20/2007 - Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA	03/11/2007 - Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA 03/11/2007 - Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA
Diving for food 10/31/2008 - Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA Diving for food 10/31/2008 - Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA	Two males and one female 01/26/2009 - Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary, Marin, CA Two males and one female 01/26/2009 - Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary, Marin, CA

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