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Aix sponsa
In good light, males have a glossy green head cut with white stripes, a chestnut breast and buffy sides. In low or harsh light, they'll look dark overall with paler sides. Females are gray-brown with white-speckled breast. In eclipse plumage (late summer), males lose their pale sides and bold stripes, but retain their bright eye and bill. Juveniles are very similar to females.
St. Johns River
I spotted these four when they came out of the shadows near the shoreline, swam across the river, then turned around and swam back.
Spotted on May 22, 2014
Submitted on Jul 7, 2014
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