Long-tailed Duck

I headed home near dark after a Saturday at work. I circled Lake Davis and tried to get a count of the Ring-necked Ducks and to see if I could spot a duck I couldn't quite make out as I headed in earlier in the day. It was still there, visible as lighter than the Ring-neckeds, but I still wasn't completely sure I was seeing what I thought I was. Could it be? Nah...



I kept trying to any shots that I could get before the dark completely descended. Doesn't help that my auto-focus is busted, too.



I held my thoughts to myself and rushed home to post to the birding list to get thoughts from the collective. The response was nearly unanimous...



Our little neighborhood lake had another rarity in the middle of downtown Orlando. A Long-tailed Duck!



I bet it is a madhouse out there in the morning...