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Bufflehead (female)

Bucephala albeola

Description:

The female bufflehead has a gray back and black head that has a white spot behind the eye.

Habitat:

They breed in wooded lakes and ponds in northern North America, then migrate south and winter on lakes or in the oceans around North America.

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3 Comments

Ali Hemati Pour
Ali Hemati Pour 11 years ago

So Sweet!

AshleyT
AshleyT 11 years ago

Thanks Jacob :) Buffleheads are my favorite duck, followed closely by mergansers!

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

How cute, Ashley!

AshleyT
Spotted by
AshleyT

Amarillo, Texas, USA

Spotted on Jan 19, 2013
Submitted on Jan 20, 2013

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