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(Male) American Wigeon

Anas americana

Description:

Brown duck with gray on neck & top of head. Brilliant green covers the eye and extends to the back of the head. Bill is silver/gray. The last image shows it swimming with Mallards.

Habitat:

Lake at local park

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American Wigeon (male)
Anas americana American Wigeon


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6 Comments

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Ha ha, not this time :) Thanks Kerry!

kerrydonovanbrown
kerrydonovanbrown 12 years ago

Oh, haha! At first I thought there might've been some background action with damsel flies or something like that. Beautiful birds though. :)

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Ugh, I've had several spottings randomly select various missions. I'll edit this and remove it. Thank you for letting me know.

kerrydonovanbrown
kerrydonovanbrown 12 years ago

Where are the interacting arthropods? :P

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 12 years ago

You're welcome Cindy!

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Thank you for the ID Daniele!

Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

Spotted on Jan 6, 2012
Submitted on Jan 12, 2012

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