Saturday, February 26, 2011

Harlequin Duck

Here's a duck I've seen in many different locations but never close enough to make a good photo. This brightly colored and patterned beauty is the Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus). This particular bird was seen off Victoria's eastern shore at Cattle Point.

1 comment:

  1. You do have quite the knack of shooting interesting birds. All I saw down at Nisqually last week were mallards and Canada geese.

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