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Category: Anseriformes

Mareca strepera (Gadwalls)

December 24, 2021 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

I am very fond of Gadwalls for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is their ease of…

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Posted in: Anatidae, Animals, Anseriformes, Aves (Birds), Chordata, Mareca, Species Profiles

Bucephala albeola (Bufflehead)

February 18, 2021 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

Buffleheads are small ducks (in fact they are the smallest sea duck in North America), although the bold, black and…

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Posted in: Anatidae, Animals, Anseriformes, Aves (Birds), Bucephala, Chordata, Species Profiles Filed under: Bucephala albeola, Bufflehead

Lophodytes cucullatus (Hooded Merganser)

December 9, 2020 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

I really enjoy finding Hooded Mergansers, but I don’t personally have much to say about them. So instead I’ll just…

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Posted in: Anatidae, Animals, Anseriformes, Aves (Birds), Chordata, Lophodytes, Species Profiles Filed under: Hooded Merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus

Aythya collaris (Ring-necked Duck)

December 6, 2020 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

Have you ever seen the ring on the neck of a Ring-necked Duck? I don’t recall ever seeing it, but…

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Posted in: Anatidae, Animals, Anseriformes, Aves (Birds), Aythya, Chordata, Species Profiles Filed under: Aythya collaris, Ring-necked Ducks

Histrionicus histrionicus (Harlequin Duck)

August 7, 2020 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

With plumage befitting an Italian court jester (whose tricks or histrionics give this species its scientific names), the male Harlequin…

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Posted in: Anatidae, Animals, Anseriformes, Aves (Birds), Chordata, Histrionicus Filed under: Harlequin Duck, Histrionicus histrionicus

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