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Anas carolinensis
This is the smallest North American dabbling duck. The breeding male has grey flanks and back, with a yellow rear end and a white-edged green speculum, obvious in flight or at rest. It has a chestnut head with a green eye patch.
wastewater treatment pond along San Francisco Bay
Spotted on Oct 20, 2012
Submitted on Oct 28, 2012
6 Comments
lovely!!
Thanks Jerry and Yuko. I love the second photo too. He looks pretty silly in it. It's interesting to see them with their eyes closed.
Very pretty!
great captures..
I love all photos, but love especially the duck's face in the photo #2.
Thank you Antonio
Super spotting Donna congrats and thanks for sharing