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Tufted duck (female)

Aythya fuligula

Description:

The adult female Tufted duck is brown with paler flanks; her tuft, while lesser than that of the male, is nevertheless visible. She has the same striking yellow eyes as the male.

Habitat:

The shores of a large Central European lake.

Notes:

Pictures of the male and more notes here: https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/12...

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2 Comments

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 9 years ago

Thanks kd!

kdpicturemaker
kdpicturemaker 9 years ago

Beautiful, such detail.

DanielePralong
Spotted by
DanielePralong

Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland

Spotted on Feb 10, 2015
Submitted on Feb 11, 2015

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