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HARLEQUIN DUCK

Histrionicus histrionicus

Description:

Other names for this colorful duck include painted duck, rock duck and glacier duck. The male is the more colorful (and is featured in these photos). The less colorful female can be seen in the background of the second photo.

Habitat:

Cold, fast moving water. Locally, they can be found along the jetty of Barnegat Light.

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9 Comments

beachbum732
beachbum732 10 years ago

Thank you "Shroom"

beachbum732
beachbum732 10 years ago

Thank you Nayeli and Reza.

Reza Hashemizadeh
Reza Hashemizadeh 10 years ago

Wonderful !

Nayeli
Nayeli 10 years ago

Cute bird!

beachbum732
beachbum732 10 years ago

Thank you venus

Caleb Steindel
Caleb Steindel 10 years ago

wow, beautiful spotting, great capture beachbum!

beachbum732
beachbum732 10 years ago

James and Gilma, thank you so much for your comments.

James McNair
James McNair 10 years ago

Gorgeous. I wish I could make my pictures look so amazing. Bravo!

Unreal!! It looks as if someone just painted them, thank you for sharing such beautiful birds spotting, beachbum732.

beachbum732
Spotted by
beachbum732

Barnegat Light, New Jersey, USA

Spotted on Apr 8, 2014
Submitted on Apr 18, 2014

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