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ANSERIFORMES |
Anatidae
1. muscovy duck
2. blue-winged teal
3. Canada goose
4. red-breasted merganser
5. mallard
6. bufflehead
7. brant |
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muscovy duck, University of Miami, Coral Gables,
Florida, 2008. Even though muscovy ducks can be pests along
the canals, the ducklings still are as cute as any other duckling, so I
had to take some pictures of them.
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Canada goose, Idaho Falls, ID, USA
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brants (Branta
bernicla), Bahia Falsa, near San Quintin, Baja California,
MEX
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Top: blue-winged teal (Anas discors), Crandon Park, Key
Biscayne, FL, USA. Bottom: teals and American coots feeding in the
shallow marshes. Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, FL, USA.
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| I like how the color of the male mallard's head changes
with the angle of the light hitting the feathers. This is the same male
but his head appears blue in the top picture and green in the bottom
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| As can be seen from the above two pictures, mallards
are an example of sexual dimorphism, which is typical of duck species.
Sexual dimorphism is where the male and female are a different
color, shape, or size. |
| mallards, Santa Barbara, California, 2008. I was
taking pictures of different shorebirds when I saw this pair of
mallards. At first I did not consider taking pictures of the
mallards because they're so common, but then I remembered that I still
did not have any pictures of mallards. of course, they then became the
most birds in the group. |
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| blue-winged teals, Crandon Park, Key Biscayne, Florida,
USA, 2008. I am not sure if the white color he is on the top of
the head and back of the head of the male is normal. I've never seen so
much white other than the white stripe in front of the eye. |
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blue-winged teal, Flamingo, Everglades, FL, USA, 2007.
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Red-breasted mergansers (Merganser serrator),
Key Biscayne, Miami. FL, USA
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bufflehead (Bucephala
albeola), Spanish
Landing Park, San Diego, CA, USA.
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feral
muscovy duck (Cairina
moschata),
University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA.
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