Cuties of the Creek
We’ve had a wonderful mix of winter water birds here on Cambridge Creek these past few months.
It’s the three little ones that win the Cutie Contest! Here’s my latest favorite shots to share.
There’s the adorable, amusing Buffleheads….
Length – 12.6-15.8″ (32-40 cm)
Weight – 9.6-22.4 oz (272-635 g)
Wingspan – 21.6″ (55 cm)
Bufflehead (female)
Bufflehead (male)
Bufflehead (male) with Lesser Scaup (male)
the charming Ruddy Ducks….
Length – 13.8-16.9″ (32-40 cm)
Weight – 10.6-30 oz (272-635 g)
Wingspan – 22.1-24.4″ (56-62 cm)
Ruddy Duck (male)
Ruddy Duck napping (female)
Female Ruddy Duck stretch
Female Ruddy Duck ‘smile’
Female Ruddy Duck stretching and smiling for the camera
“Paddlin’ During Nap Time”
and the delightful and smallest of the three, a Pied-Billed Grebe:
Length – 11.8-15″ (30-38 cm)
Weight – 8.9-20 oz (253-568 g)
Wingspan – 17.7-24.4″ (45-62 cm)
Pied-billed Grebe
I think you’ll agree with me on these three Cambridge Creek Cutie Contest winners! 😊
Photos by Donna 
Beautiful selection and great images!
Thank you, Brian! Cheers!
Beautiful birds! Thank you, Donna.
Thank you, Isabel, and you’re most welcome!
Definitely are cuties! 😍
Beautiful photos, thanks for sharing, Donna.
They provide a constant “Awwwwww” to the creek. 😊 Thank you, Patty Anne, and you’re most welcome!
Great shots, Donna! We have had all of those in our cove except the pied billed grebe. We had a pair of horned grebes briefly, but our main winter visitors have been a large group of lesser scaups -more than any other year that we have been here. Thanks, as always, for sharing!
Thank you, Susan, and you’re welcome! All the grebes are rather cute, nice to have a pair of Horned Grebes. I am gathering from info here that the large group of Lesser Scaup we have this winter is also more than any other year. Hmmmm….interesting!
They are all adorable birds! 😮🙏🏻❤️☺️
Thank you much, John! 😊
Oh, I heartily concur, Donna. Great photos. I like that you caught the light just right on the third bufflehead, to capture that moment of green. And the rippling in the water of several of the photos is beautiful. I do love all three of these little ducks.
Thank you, Jet! It’s been a challenge trying to get that green sheen on the Buffleheads, lol, I was glad that one turned out nicely. With the water ripples, oh my, I’m always having fun with the duck wakes and lighting. 😊
Such cutie pies, Donna. 😍
Most definitely, Sylvia, thank you! 😊
You’re right on! They are very cute 🙂
Thank you, I love when I am right! (ask my hubby, lol) 😊 Oh, but they are so cute.
They are cute. I find it interesting to see the ducks in their pre-breeding plumage.
Thank you, Jane, I’m sure you do. Soon they will be returning and transforming into colorful plumages for you that we miss getting to see. We still enjoy their winter residency here! 😉
The creek is like a treasure chest, it has so many gems! Excellent gallery. Thank you Donna. 🙂
Thank you, HJ, I went into the winter season wondering if the creek attracted any migrators, and I have been super thrilled with the results. It truly has been like a creek chest full of gems, beautifully said, my friend! 😊
I agree absolutely.
I am glad!
They are indeed cuties! I can’t remember ever meeting a duck that I didn’t like.
Me either! 😊 Thanks, Terry!
Nice Donna! Great images! You get quite a variety there!
Thank you, Reed, I am thrilled with the variety!
A beautiful array of your waterbirds Donna, and yes they are cute, like little rubber duckies you could put in the bath tub.. We do not see any of these birds here, so it is good that you showcase them for us Donna.
Thank you, Ashley! I am happy to show you our little cuties! 😊
My favorite is the Buffleheads, though the Pied-billed Grebe comes in a very close second. They’re just too darned cute!
I knew yours & Eric’s love for the Buffleheads and I can’t blame you! Not only are they so adorable & entertaining, I love watching them land, ‘gliding’ on top of the water to a stop. All these cuties are like having ducklings year-round. 🙂
They are adorable indeed ❤ ❤ Cute, but also very tough! 😀
Thank you, Takami! Yes, they are tough little cuties indeed! 😊
Some of them look like stuffed carnival toys! 🙂
They sure do! 😊
You get no argument from me, Donna. 😊
So glad, Tanja! 😊
They are cuties!
Little ‘full-time’ ducklings! 😉