Ruddy Ducks are locally common migrants and wintering birds in western Washington. A few even breed in the area. The first of these birds is a basic (winter) plumaged male. I believe the second is also a male just beginning to molt into alternate (breeding) plumage. The second bird appears reddish on the nect and on the posterior flanks. Both photographs were taken at Olympia’s Capitol Lake, the first on Christmas Day and the second on 3 January 2020.
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