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Long-tailed Duck - juvenile male
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Done in Tommy Thomson Park – Lake Ontario in a gloomy and wet day with freezing rain and drizzle – but beautiful and productive as nature trip.
Formerly known as Oldsquaw, the Long-tailed Duck breeds in the Arctic and winters along both coasts of North America. It is distinctive among ducks in plumage, molt sequences, foraging behavior, and vocalizations.
Description
Medium-sized diving duck.
Mostly black-and-white plumage, varying throughout year.
Black wings in all plumages.
Male has long central tail feathers and often a pink band near tip of black bill.
Sex Differences
Male has very long black central tail feathers and is cleanly marked black-and-white. Female has short tail and is patterned in smudgy black, white, and brown. Male's bill often has a pink band near the tip; female's bill is uniformly dark gray.
Size: 38-58 cm (15-23 in)
Wingspan: 72 cm (28 in)
Weight: 500-1100 g (17.65-38.83 ounces)
(from "All About Birds") |
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- Adanac
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Hello Mario,
Very detailed portrait of this species. Great camera work all around. Thanks for sharing.
Rick
Great image Mario...I am wondering how this one was overlooked..It is spot on colour and great in filling the frame. A wonderful image with super notes....Sometimes great images get lost ....this is one...a fine photo..
Bob
hello Mario
again an beautiful composition of this duck, excellent details
of his plumage, i like the expression on his glance
TFS
Asbed
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