A male ruddy duck blows bubbles to attract a mate.

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The ruddy ducks never seemed to come as close up in the alpine. Here the duck flaps during a preening session out on a mountain pond.

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Couldn't help thinking that this ruddy duck along with its reflection looked like some sort of exotic fish.

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I was just going through my images from our summer visit to the interior of BC and came across another nice image of a ruddy duck. This image taken at Python Lake or "Pine View Marsh" as it has been re-named, right in the western suburbs of Kamloops.

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Here a male ruddy duck bubbles as part of the mating ritual to attract the female.

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