I took these photos yesterday while birding at Huddleston Pond
in Willamina, they show two male Wigeons, the one on the left being the common
American Wigeon and the one on the right an uncommon Eurasian Wigeon. I counted over 120 American Wigeon, but only
saw this one Eurasian Wigeon, and that is the normal situation with these two
ducks. American Wigeons summer and breed
in the upper region of North America, and winter in great numbers in this area
and further south. The Eurasian Wigeon
breeds in Eurasia, and winters in the tropics, but some birds seem to stray and
end up here for the winter where they can be seen hanging out in single numbers
with their more numerous cousins the American Wigeon.
Fascinating!
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ReplyDeleteCuriosity...do these birds see in black and white, or do they visualize the wonderful colors that they exhibit? Good question, answer man?
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