Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

Pair of Black-bellied Whistling Ducks and their 10 chicks swimming on a pond.
Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks, Colleyville Nature Center, Colleyville, TX, June 18, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 420 mm; ISO-1250; f/8; 1/250 sec.

This page is for the Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis). My first photographic evidence occurred on May 15, 2022 at the Colleyville Nature Center. I was seeing others posting some really nice pictures of these ducks for weeks and every time I went there, these guys were no where to be found. Finally on this trip, I saw a few of them across a pond about 100-120 yards away. I snapped a few photos to be sure I had some, and started making my way closer to see if I could get a better shot. I had only taken one or two steps when they flew (I did not scare them) and managed to take a few shots as they flew by at about half the distance. Not a great shot but at least I finally saw the ducks. On a subsequent visit (6/18/2022), I finally got good photos of these ducks with the added bonus of 10 babies.

Black-bellied Whistling Duck flying up in the sky.
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Colleyville Nature Center, Colleyville, TX, May 15, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-2500; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Six Black-bellied Whistling Ducks flying in single file overhead.
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Red Slough WMA, Idabel, OK, September 12, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-320; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Five Black-bellied Whistling Ducks flying overhead and slightly away.
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Red Slough WMA, Idabel, OK, September 13, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-160; f/10; 1/500 sec.