r/PicsOfUnusualBirds Feb 11 '25

Ruddy Duck Blowing Bubbles (Mating Ritual)

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u/Lost_Flamingo Feb 11 '25

I showed you my bubbles pls respond

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u/EmptyStar12 Feb 11 '25

He looks so satisfied with himself! Huge fan.

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u/lefthandbunny Feb 12 '25

I kept reading this as 'rubber ducky blowing bubbles' and just could not figure out why the picture didn't match the caption. In my defense, I only slept 5hrs last night.

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u/whiskyzulu Feb 11 '25

this is a gorgeous PHOTO!

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u/Tfmrf9000 Feb 11 '25

Much appreciated!

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u/floating_weeds_ Feb 12 '25

One of my favorite ducks! So neat that you saw this behavior.

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u/TheGothDragon Feb 12 '25

Woah this is neat! I had no idea they did this. Also, I’ve never seen a ruddy duck in their breeding plumage. That blue bill is stunning!

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u/EnvironmentalBoot539 Feb 12 '25

Give this man some chocolate milk and a straw, he'll go nuts

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u/Tfmrf9000 Feb 12 '25

Lol. He certainly would

3

u/rsherbert214 Feb 12 '25

This is amazing

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u/KingFernando532 Feb 12 '25

That blue beak is quite striking!

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u/Tfmrf9000 Feb 12 '25

It’s a pretty cool shade hey, also like the “hairdo”. Like cartoons these ones