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p.1 #1 · Tuffted Duck

The Tufted Duck breeds widely throughout temperate and northern Eurasia. It occasionally can be found as a winter visitor along both coasts of Canada and the United States. It is believed to have expanded its traditional range with the increased availability of open water due to gravel extraction, and the spread of freshwater mussels, a favourite food. These ducks are migratory in most of their range, and winter in the milder south and west of Europe, southern Asia and all year in most of the United Kingdom. They will form large flocks on open water in winter.
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May 11, 2008 at 05:05 AM

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May 11, 2008 at 05:06 AM

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May 11, 2008 at 05:07 AM

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May 11, 2008 at 05:07 AM

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Ed
This is a fantastic capture of a rare bird. well done
harsha

May 11, 2008 at 05:07 AM

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May 11, 2008 at 05:08 AM

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How kewl is that mowhawk !!!
At first I was thinking YOU were nutz !! It looks like a Scaupe, then I scrolled to photo two and noticed the head dress, then I scrolled to photo 3 and realized it WAS something a little different !!

Great job and thanks for sharing these Ed > was this a new species for you ??

Anthony

May 11, 2008 at 05:11 AM

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p.1 #9 · Tuffted Duck

Wow, cool duck. Beautiful job on these Ed. Thanks for sharing.

May 11, 2008 at 05:11 AM

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anthony whitmo wrote:
How kewl is that mowhawk !!!
At first I was thinking YOU were nutz !! It looks like a Scaupe, then I scrolled to photo two and noticed the head dress, then I scrolled to photo 3 and realized it WAS something a little different !!

Great job and thanks for sharing these Ed > was this a new species for you ??

Anthony

Hi Anthony
When I First Seen It I Thought It Was A Scaupe To But It Is A Tuffted Duck And Very Rare For These Parts ( West Coast Of British Columbia ) And Very Rare To See Two Of Them I Guess It Got Caught In High Winds. And The Funny Thing Is It Was Hanging Around A Male And Female Scaupe And The Male Was Not Impressed. I Have Never Seen One Before. Ed

May 11, 2008 at 05:30 AM

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May 11, 2008 at 06:36 AM

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May 11, 2008 at 06:37 AM

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p.1 #13 · Tuffted Duck

Ed,

what a beautiful bird - - just lovely. My picks are # 1, 3, 6 & 8, with 8 being my top pick

Super kewl bird (to quote Anthony)

Lil

May 11, 2008 at 06:55 AM

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p.1 #14 · Tuffted Duck

Nice shots Ed, I've never seen one of these. 3&5 are my picks.Thanks for sharing these.

Tim

May 11, 2008 at 01:37 PM

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p.1 #15 · Tuffted Duck

Congrats on these captures of a rare subject. Beautiful bird. I like # 3 best.
Socrate

May 11, 2008 at 03:27 PM

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p.1 #16 · Tuffted Duck

Lovely series, my favorite is 5 with - captures the do nicely.
Cheers,
Gene

May 11, 2008 at 03:54 PM

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harshaj1 wrote:
Ed
This is a fantastic capture of a rare bird. well done
harsha[/quote

Thanks Harsha The Light Was Not Good That Day But Had To Shoot It Anyway. Ed

May 11, 2008 at 05:49 PM

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p.1 #18 · Tuffted Duck

Nice shooting Ed, difficult to pull that deep purple out from the black but you did good. Very neat duck, I am not familar with these but your shots have sure helped

Karl

May 11, 2008 at 08:28 PM

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p.1 #19 · Tuffted Duck

Ed, I particulary like #1 and 5 from this fine series.

Ted

May 11, 2008 at 08:32 PM

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Lil Judd wrote:
Ed,

what a beautiful bird - - just lovely. My picks are # 1, 3, 6 & 8, with 8 being my top pick

Super kewl bird (to quote Anthony)

Lil

Thanks Lil It was hard to shoot. Ed

May 11, 2008 at 09:48 PM

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p.1 #21 · Tuffted Duck

Wonderful captures Ed, good job with the exposures. 3 and 5 are my favorites, they both provide a great profile it.

Doug

May 12, 2008 at 02:07 AM

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Karl Witt wrote:
Nice shooting Ed, difficult to pull that deep purple out from the black but you did good. Very neat duck, I am not familar with these but your shots have sure helped

Karl

Thanks Karl The Light Was Poor But I wasn't About To Leave. Ed

May 12, 2008 at 06:31 AM

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p.1 #23 · Tuffted Duck

Ed...I haven't seen this guys before! they look really interesting.
I pick #3 as my fav. Cool capture

May 12, 2008 at 09:18 AM

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p.1 #24 · Tuffted Duck

Ed, where abouts are you? I'm in Victoria - there was a solitary tufted duck here last season that caused quite a stir amongst the birders. I managed to snag a couple of (mediocre) shots of it...

Great shots!

May 12, 2008 at 12:26 PM

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snootworks wrote:
Ed, where abouts are you? I'm in Victoria - there was a solitary tufted duck here last season that caused quite a stir amongst the birders. I managed to snag a couple of (mediocre) shots of it...

Great shots!

Thank You I Got These Shots At Riefels Bird Sancuary In Ladner B.C.

May 12, 2008 at 03:19 PM


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