gadwall pair

Photo By/Credit

Stacey Hayden/USFWS

Date Shot/Created
02/24/2022
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Gadwall, like other waterfowl, have a variety of courtship behaviors. For example, a male may seek a female’s attention by ruffling his head feathers, or thrusting his bill underwater and tossing water into the air while whistling.
Subject tags
Waterfowl