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Aix sponsa
This is a smaller duck. The male is shown in this photo. The female is mostly brown with a white eye ring. Both males and females have a crest although it typically lays down the neck.
Wetlands and wooded floodplains.
I found this bird today along the Mississippi River.
Spotted on Apr 14, 2011
Submitted on Apr 14, 2011
4 Comments
I use a Canon 5D and 5DmkII, with a 300mm f4L USM lens and a 1.4x teleconverter. It's a nice combination.
gorgeous - do you have a great lens or by any chance do you use a scope and camera?
True! It almost look like a plastic toy, beautiful!
I love these ducks, the colours are incredible