Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks

Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks at Pond Edge

This is the opposite end of the pond where I photographed the Sunning Juvenile Alligators on Sunday. When the pond is filled this area is all under water.

Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Adult and Juvenile Gallinules

Several Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks duos were in view and working the pond edge, along with some juvenile Gallinules.

Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks
Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks

This pair was was off by themselves.

Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks
Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks

Evidently they had no where to be and plopped down.

Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks
Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks

Donnelley Wildlife Management Area, SC
July 25, 2021

4 thoughts on “Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks at Pond Edge”

    1. They are quite attractive. According to All About Birds they have a very limited range in the US, with the ACE Basin area of South Carolina being at the very northern ens of their range, which is where I spotted these.

      ACE Basin = Ashapoo, Combahee and Edisto Rivers

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