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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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 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
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 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
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...
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.
