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Large number of ducks flying against a blue sky without clouds; the ducks are dots in this photo with the treeline canopy along the bottom of the image.

Photo By/Credit

USFWS

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

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Waterfowl in flight above Rice Lake. Large numbers of ducks, primarily ring-necked ducks, gather at the refuge in the fall. This photo was taken in 2017 when the state record of number of ring-necked ducks in one location was achieved (936,600 or half of the continent's population).

Facility

Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Ecosystem

Wetland

Species

Aythya collaris

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