moultingbirds Archives - British Waterfowl Association https://www.waterfowl.org.uk/tag/moultingbirds/ Conservation, Education and Preservation Fri, 24 Jun 2022 02:37:11 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Pal-Mates … weekend web tip https://www.waterfowl.org.uk/pal-mates-weekend-web-tip-22/ Fri, 24 Jun 2022 02:37:11 +0000 https://www.waterfowl.org.uk/?p=19617   Ducks moult twice a year and some of our most colourful are losing their finery. The summer moult after breeding sees the drakes taking on a less conspicuous plumage, similar to the ducks — for a short period they cannot fly because they drop all their flight feathers. So it does make sense to […]

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Ducks moult twice a year and some of our most colourful are losing their finery. The summer moult after breeding sees the drakes taking on a less conspicuous plumage, similar to the ducks — for a short period they cannot fly because they drop all their flight feathers. So it does make sense to wear camouflage rather than party frocks.
 
We usually call this drab phase eclipse plumage. Partying resumes in the autumn!
 
 

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