(Male) American Wigeon (Anas americana) | Project Noah

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Photo by CindyBinghamKeiser

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Field Notes

Description:

Brown duck with gray on neck & top of head. Brilliant green covers the eye and extends to the back of the head. Bill is silver/gray. The last image shows it swimming with Mallards.

Habitat:

Lake at local park

Reference Links:

American Wigeon

Species ID Suggestions

American Wigeon (male)

Anas americana

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CindyBinghamKeiser

Ha ha, not this time :) Thanks Kerry!

kerrydonovanbrown

Oh, haha! At first I thought there might've been some background action with damsel flies or something like that. Beautiful birds though. :)

CindyBinghamKeiser

Ugh, I've had several spottings randomly select various missions. I'll edit this and remove it. Thank you for letting me know.

kerrydonovanbrown

Where are the interacting arthropods? :P

You're welcome Cindy!

CindyBinghamKeiser

Thank you for the ID Daniele!

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