Thursday, December 15, 2011

Harlequin Ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus)

Yesterday some other winter visitors turned up along the shore, these Harlequin Ducks, favorites of mine because of their wonderful colors and markings. Above are a male and female.
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3 comments:

  1. Dean LewisDecember 15, 2011 at 10:13 AM

    Now come on Benjamin, that is a decoy you hand-painted ...
    Wow.

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  2. JoJoDecember 15, 2011 at 12:33 PM

    Oooo the male is so cool!!! And LOL at Dean's comment.

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  3. MassimoDecember 15, 2011 at 2:09 PM

    fantastic shots ... I will follow you, this is interesting !
    ciao from Italy

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