Bird Watching: DAILY PICS VOL. 239, 1 by MargaretK

MargaretK wrote:
I really wanted to get some good pix of the Musk Ducks, but I wasn't able to so these will have to suffice for the time being. The male puts on the most flamboyant mating display. He has this big fleshy lobe under his bill, which becomes very prominent during mating. The males also lift themselves out of the water with their tiny wings outstretched and their butts in the air with their little tail feathers splayed outwards and throw themselves back onto the lake surface with an exaggerated splash, all the time making this indescribable, bell-like pinging sound. All very appealing to the females.