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jmorlan

Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)

This is a female showing a single white cheek patch and a small white square wing patch which is often hidden on swimming birds. This small diving duck is endemic to North America but vagrants sometimes show up in Europe and Asia. They are winter visitors to our area from breeding grounds in boreal forests.
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Location
San Francisco, California, USA
Date taken
05 February 2021
Scientific name
Bucephala albeola
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delia todd
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She's a rather lovely looking duck Joe. I didn't realise they were smaller than our smallest duck, the Common Teal. Interesting, isn't it.

A fabulous picture this my friend. Well done lad.
 
sbarnhardt
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A very nice photo, Joe!

It was used today, 20 March 2021, to help illustrate the Bufflehead article in Opus.

Your generous sharing of your images is appreciated very much.

Thank you!

Barney
 

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Category
North America
Added by
jmorlan
Date added
View count
62
Comment count
4

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
183.8 mm
Exposure time
1/320
ISO
125
Filename
BuffleheadIMG_3299.jpg
File size
161.2 KB
Date taken
Fri, 05 February 2021 1:35 PM
Dimensions
800px x 532px

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