And unlike mallards, harlequin ducks dive for their meals. |
Unlike the harlequin ducks I saw on Christmas Eve, this individual is a male. Not quite in its breeding plumage, maybe he is a youngster still. |
With fading sunlight these photos are not my favorite. Most came out pretty blurry. Clearly I needed to putz with the settings and didn't. |
I wonder what it found in Sheepshead Bay as it dove. I don't think of this bay as the cleanest. It easily gathers debris within it and I also think of mob-type activity. |
Very happy to enjoy this bird only 10 minutes from home as opposed to a drive out to Jones Beach/Point Lookout to see these beautiful ducks. |
Happy National Bird Day. I'm looking forward to celebrating Bird Day every day later on this week in far warmer weather. |
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