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Bufflehead - Female

Bucephala albeola

Description:

Females upper body is black and the lower body just white. The head has white spots. The male upper body is black and white, Head has a white cap and is iridescent black and blue colors. Birds are small ducks.

Habitat:

Ponds, lakes and other wetlands

Notes:

The Bufflehead hen accompanies a Coot or Mudhen in the first three frames. The last picture is a pair of Buffleheads with the hen outboard of the drake that is on the camera side of the picture.

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TamLar
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TamLar

Illinois, USA

Spotted on Mar 29, 2015
Submitted on Apr 14, 2015

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