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Two species of duck at the storm pond this am
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Arcanepotato crazypeople.online Arcanepotato@crazypeople.online
Joined: 2025-05-24
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Sorry the photos are trash, I was using 30x zoom on my phone lol

I believe the pair on the bottom are in the process of migration and are: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bufflehead

I believe the pair on top (one pair of at least 3 we saw) are https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooded_merganser . We are right on the edge of their breeding range (north) and their year round range (south). I think I have seen them year round?
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Dr_Fetus_Jackson lemmy.world Dr_Fetus_Jackson@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-04
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Yep! The top pics are hooded mergansers. The bottom two waterfowl are buffleheads. Very cool ducks!

Edit: Just finished up reading the wiki on the buffleheads and didn't know they there the smallest divers. Duckies are awesome.
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Quilotoa lemmy.ca Quilotoa@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-04-01
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Buffleheads have got to be the greatest bird name.
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