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Oxyura jamaicensis
Male in non-breeding plumage. In the male the face is always white with a black head cap. The bill is blue in breeding season and blackish grey in non-breeding season. The body is reddish brown in breeding season and changes towards mottled grey in non-breeding season.
Inner side of an estuary river parallel to shoreline. Salinas River State Beach, Moss Landing, CA.
Spotted on Sep 26, 2014
Submitted on Feb 13, 2015
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Many thanks, Caleb and the rest :-)
nice series, marta!