Gadwall, Anas strepera


Gadwall
All these photos are taken from the viewing platform overlooking Adobe Creek in Shoreline Park, an excellent spot to view and photograph Gadwalls. (I looked it up, and the plural can be either "Gadwall" or "Gadwalls.")


Gadwall


Gadwalls


Gadwalls


Gadwall


Gadwall


Gadwall


Gadwalls
Like most ducks, Gadwalls form pairs in fall, soon after arriving on their wintering grounds.