Winter birds at Drumbeg
I don’t know what they are, and I’m too tired to look them up. But aren’t they pretty? Up and down the waves they go. I wish I were as immune to cold water as they must be.
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5 Responses to “Winter birds at Drumbeg”
qmackie on 27 Jan 2010 at 10:00 am #
Buffleheads?
Andrea on 27 Jan 2010 at 3:48 pm #
My vote is for buffleheads too.
cheryl on 27 Jan 2010 at 4:30 pm #
These black and white ducks (if they are Buffleheads) would be females. The males have white all the way around the back of their head, with purple and green on their faces. As for the orange beaked ducks I’d have to get a closer look at the coloring to be able to tell what they are.
Joan on 28 Jan 2010 at 9:33 am #
These are Barrow’s Goldeneye, male (black and white) and females.
Gabriolan on 28 Jan 2010 at 9:59 am #
Thank you all! I’m not much of a birder. I appreciate help from those of you who know more about birds than I do.