Ruddy
Length--15½ in.
Weight--1-1/3 lbs.
The ruddy duck often dives or swims away from danger rather than flying.
When flying, their small wings stroke so fast they resemble bumblebees.
They are early to mid-fall migrants.
Drakes often cock their tails upright at an angle, the only species to
habitually do so.
Both hens and drakes are silent in the fall.