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Apr 22, 2007 23:44 |  #1

I appologize for the quality of these shots, however I have never seen this kind of duck before and would like to confirm its ID. I think its a Bufflehead. There were two pairs of these ducks and they were very skitterish and wouldnt let me get even remotely close (bad news with only a 200mm lens)

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Apr 22, 2007 23:45 |  #2

ITs a golden eye or a teal


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Apr 22, 2007 23:46 as a reply to  @ themtkid's post |  #3

Buffle Head?


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Apr 22, 2007 23:49 |  #4

Those are Buffleheads.

http://www.birds.corne​ll.edu …BirdGuide/Buffl​ehead.html (external link)


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Apr 22, 2007 23:49 |  #5

Linuxboy00 wrote in post #3087847 (external link)
Buffle Head?

Its the closet thing I could find in the Sibley Guide to Birds :D


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Apr 22, 2007 23:52 |  #6

Thanks AJ and thanks also for that excellent web site....its bookmarked!


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Apr 26, 2007 23:24 |  #7

sugarzebra wrote in post #3087862 (external link)
Thanks AJ and thanks also for that excellent web site....its bookmarked!

Here are some more:

http://www.birds.corne​ll.edu/AllAboutBirds/ (external link)
http://www.birds.corne​ll.edu/ (external link)
http://identify.whatbi​rd.com/mwg/_/0/attrs.a​spx (external link)
http://birdweb.org/bir​dweb/index.aspx (external link)
http://www.ebird.org/c​ontent/ (external link)


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Apr 28, 2007 14:59 |  #8

Holy Smokes!! Confusing these male Buffleheads with Teal orGoldeneye.....These are Buffleheads.




  
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