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Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge
Duck River Unit
More Photos

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Wood Duck and Blue-winged Teals          Semipalmated Plover

Photo by Clayton Ferrell

 

Photo by Clayton Ferrell

A male Wood Duck and Blue-winged Teals feeding on an early spring morning.

 

Semipalmated Plover pauses to re-fuel during its long migration travels.

 

Mallards and Northern Pintails

Photo by Clayton Ferrell

Mallards and Northern Pintails flock to the shallow flooded fields created for surface feeding ducks.  In spring these are drained and cultivated.
Glossy Ibis

Photo by Clayton Ferrell

This December 2003 Glossy Ibis was a surprise and a rarity in Tennessee.
Solitary Sandpiper

Photo by Clayton Ferrell

A Solitary Sandpiper feeds along the edges of a flooded field.

 

Moist soil fields in the Duck River Bottoms.

Photo by Clayton Ferrell

A foggy morning in the bottomlands illustrating moist soil fields with scattered cypress.


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This page was last updated on 02/10/06.