I estimated at least 750 Black-bellied Whistling Ducks in a couple of impoundments at Savannah National Wildlife Refuge last week.

The few that were close enough for photos were lined up in grass clumps.

We arrived shortly after sunrise and the ducks were pretty quiet.

A few were in a watchful mode and some appeared to be sleeping.

A wider view of some of the crowd, the dots in the sky are swallows, swooping for bugs.

Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, Laurel Hill Wildlife Drive, Hardeeville, SC
March 13, 2024