Adult male Long-tailed Duck (with Lesser Scaup and Common Goldeneye),
Adams county, Colorado, 2/07. |
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Female basic-plumage Long-tailed Duck, Pella Crossing Park, Hygiene,
Colorado, 12/1/03. |
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Female & Immature Long-tailed Ducks, Cherry Creek
Reservoir, Arapahoe County, Colorado, 11/9/02. This photo shows 5 of
7 LTDU present-a potential record high count for Colorado. |
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Female & Immature Long-tailed Ducks, Cherry Creek
Reservoir, Arapahoe County, Colorado, 11/9/02. This photo shows 6 of
7 LTDU present. |
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Close-up of two of the Cherry Creek LTDU. Note the
complete lack of pink in the bills, in contrast with the photos of a
young male LTDU that follow. |
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This is a male Long-tailed Duck, although the plumage
doesn't match the two typically shown in field guides. It is a young
male molting into alternate plumage. My friends at RMBO helped me out
with the age & plumage- thanks, guys! Although the face looks like
the 'female winter' shown in field guides, the pink in the bill and
white on the back are male features. |
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Riding the waves at the edge of the ice, the pink bill
and white scapulars are seen in this photo. |
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Peek-a-boo! Nice look at the head features. |
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Resting up a bit near the lee shore, the duck shows
a bit of its white median crown-stripe. |
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Looking straight at the camera. What a head- looks
like a skunk or something!! |
