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Callonetta leucophrys
This non-local duck was spotted hanging out at a local pond with an escapee Bahama pintail. This is unfortunately my only shot a this stage.
Pond with reeds and dense vegetation. There are mostly mallards and tufted ducks at this pond, together with some Asian visitors! See nearby spottings.
I hope to get more shots of this duck, especially the chest to help determine whether its male or female. I saw the same duck last year at the same place, again with the Bahama pintail (I am assuming these are the same animals). See the 4th shot at: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/619...
Agree, a message system would be great (also to ask questions about places, etc). Maybe they don't do it yet for security reasons.
there should be some kind of a poke or a buzz on project noah
i hope peter makes a note of it ,if u wanna let some one know about your spotting.
is the pintail still around i am curious too
keep me posted
No worries Atul, I'm glad you get to see it now. I am extremely curious as to whether it stays in the area for the winter or not (same for his escapee friend the Bahama pintail). Hopefully I'll be able to update on this.
nice one Daniele
sorry to have seen it so late wasnt around for some time
any ways emma was spot on
Thanks Nicole! It's a very pretty duck. I'll try to spot it again to get more/better shots.
I think you've nailed it Emma! Thanks! I wish I had a pic of its chest and feet but it looks pretty similar and matches the Wiki description. Interestingly this duck is South American like the escapee he was spotted with... They were swimming as a pair.
Here it is Atul, I am looking forward to your (and others') suggestions.
Spotted on Jul 17, 2011
Submitted on Aug 1, 2011
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