When I first started birding, the first waterfowl I learned to identify without consulting a book, was the Bufflehead.
One day while talking with other birders, I mispronounced the name and said, “Buffalohead.” Several of the people jumped on my mistake and made sure I corrected it.
I never forgot that lesson, and the other day when I saw some Buffleheads on the water at the Redmond sewage ponds, I began the stalk. However, they were well aware of what I was doing and soon as I would get close enough to lift my camera, off they flew to the other side.
I decided to snap off a long shot of them just in case I couldn’t get a good close shot.
I’m glad I did.
The bird with the white body and head is the male. The others are the female Buffleheads.
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8 comments:
Excellent shot. Shooting animals can be challenging.
Darryl and Ruth : )
Well I learned something. I had never heard of a bufflehead until I read your post.
Nice photo.
I certainly wouldn't be able to identify a Bufflehead, but I might have a better chance at it now that I've seen your pic. It looks really neat when you click on it and view it larger.
Very cool shot, I'm glad I got to see a bufflehead! Both even male and female!
Nice capture! I love the overall look of the photo.
Well, that's four more buffaloheads than I've ever seen before, LOL.
Seriously, that was a smart move, getting a shot of them before they saw you sneaking up on them.
Kay, Alberta
That is a very nice shot with some great reflections as well. Nicely done
Wonderful shot. looks like they had a date
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