People, on the other hand… Your mystery bird on Lily Pond is a Ring-necked Duck. Ring-necked Ducks are the Red-bellied Woodpeckers of the duck world because their common name is a bit misleading.

In size, the male mostly closely resembles the ring-necked duck. Differentiating the two is possible on the wing but not easy -- particularly in early season, when the birds are not yet fully ...

The wide diversity of waterfowl includes mallards, northern pintails, gadwalls and ring-necked ducks. Wild ducks are broadly categorized as either dabbling ducks, which dunk their heads underwater ...

The 2020 contest will be restricted to designs with ring-necked duck as the focal species. Artists are also reminded of the requirement for associated habitat. "The primary objective of this ...

As soon as I’m off the lake, they’ll be back,’’ he noted. A ring-necked duck flies above Rice Lake in Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. Ringnecks were the most ...

Take the name of the ring-necked duck that visits our ponds and lakes from the far north in winter. This photo that Karen Kearney took of a ring-necked duck is quite unusual because it actually ...

Earlier this month, I didn't need to use the access road because a quick glance from the highway identified the bird immediately as a male ring-necked duck. The bright white stripe in front of the ...

"I'm an incorrigible looker. I love to watch 'em fly." A single ring-necked duck -- that's a "ringie" to Backman -- buzzes the decoys. The duck easily is within range for a few seconds, but ...

The Ring-necked Duck is a diving duck. It is a relatively quiet duck. The male makes a weak whistling sound and the female a harsher sound. Its wings whistle when flying. It flies in small flocks ...