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Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
Above: A beautiful drake Ruddy Duck in full breeding plumage, Frederick Co., Maryland (4/22/2007).
Below: A drake Ruddy Duck in breeding plumage in the rain at Rocky Gap SP, Allegany Co., Maryland (5/1/2005).
Below: A hen Ruddy Duck in non-breeding plumage at Centennial Lake, Howard Co., Maryland (12/23/2005).
Below: A Ruddy Duck at sunset in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/23/2009).
Below: A large flock of Ruddy Ducks and a few Lesser Scaup at Swan Creek, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/8/2012).
Below: A male Ruddy Duck in winter plumage rests on Broadford Lake, Garrett Co., Maryland (11/5/2006).
