Widgeons
Dec 12, 2018 08:40:41 #
A recent post included a picture of a female widgeon. I happened to get this image of widgeons at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge the day it was posted. On the left is an American widgeon drake/male, in the center a female American widgeon, and on the right a drake/male Eurasian widgeon. The males are about to tussle over the female. Note the blue bills with black tips.
Mike
Mike
Dec 12, 2018 08:53:42 #
I never heard of a wigeon. The one in the center looks like a duck we were asked to identify yesterday - body like a mallard, head like this guy (or gal).
Dec 12, 2018 09:21:12 #
Yes, Jerry, it's the same bird. Quite a bit smaller than a mallard and (among other details) has a different color bill.
Dec 12, 2018 11:58:57 #
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Dec 12, 2018 22:20:29 #
Rhinophoto wrote:
A recent post included a picture of a female widgeon. I happened to get this image of widgeons at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge the day it was posted. On the left is an American widgeon drake/male, in the center a female American widgeon, and on the right a drake/male Eurasian widgeon. The males are about to tussle over the female. Note the blue bills with black tips.
Mike
Mike
Great dowmload, Mike and very unique that you have the paring of the two Americans with the one Eurasian drake!
Dec 12, 2018 22:28:27 #
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