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Saturday 22 March 2014

Tufted Duck [Aythya fuligula]

Found across the UK at most times of year. Look in suitable habitat such as a local reservoir, gravel pit or lake.





33 comments:

  1. just love these punkish ducks! such attitude!

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  2. What a handsome duck. The yellow eyes are quite striking!

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  3. Bob....Excellent set of the Tufted Ducks. I need to get some of your photography on Birds2blog and my e-mail address to this end is....stonechat4@gmail.com

    Thanks for looking in and your comments on Birds2blog it is much appreciated.

    My Kind Regards.

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  4. Great shots Bob. This duck has some very cool swagger to him ~ perhaps its his feather head dress
    but he also seem to have a certain look in his eye :)

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  5. Che bella che è…sicura di se… stupende le tue foto Bob! complimenti, ciao Cri : )

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  6. Oh lovely ! Wonderful photos ! These ducks are very pretty ! "Fuligule morillon" for us, in french, but I never see them here.
    Nice week-end Bob

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  7. Excellent!! That male looks quite dapper in his B&W Tuxedo.

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  8. Lovely portraits Bob of a lovely little fellow.

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  9. piękne i mądre mają oczka :)
    Pozdrawiam photoopassion :)

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  10. Lieber Bob,
    Du hast uns die Reiherenten wieder in deiner
    bekannten Art und Weise nahegebracht.
    Wunderschöne Fotos.
    Die Musik ist wieder gut ausgesucht. Danke dafür.
    Einen schönen Restsamstag wünscht Dir
    Irmi

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  11. Beautiful duck with beautiful colors as the sun, splendor photos Bob.
    Greetings Tinie

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  12. Bob, nice! These guys are still on my wish list! I know they are around! Hope to get a search going for them soon! Still a bit house bound and the weather has been awful!

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    1. Yes Robin, in my country there seems to be a millions, so I get one or two send by post to you, I'm joking.

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  13. Hola Bob,magnificas tomas del Porrón moñudo nombre con el que se conoce aqui en España.Un abrazo

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  14. What a handsome duck Bob!!Amazing shots!!Great captures!Love the green color!!So cool!!
    Dimi...

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  15. Love those tufts - and the irridescence of their plumage is stunning too. Thank you.

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  16. Oh they are magnificent aren't they Bob!!! The male with his head feathers, looks like my Wood Duck male from this past week ;)

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  17. Bob is really so beautiful and sweet.

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  18. 'cute' is not a word I usually like to use, but geez, in this case, they're super-cute!

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  19. I would love to see these guys--the golden eye is so dramatic! Love your shots!

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  20. Such great shots of this beautiful duck. A lot of them are overhere in the lake.
    Have a wonderful sunday Bob.

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  21. These shy little ducks are so beautiful. Especially the male with his tuft. Fantastic pics again, Bob. Have a nice day. Greetings, Joke

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  22. oh j'aime cette couleur de l'eau

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  23. They are beautiful.

    Aren't they?

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  24. I love those crest feathers.

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  25. Al margen de la belleza de estas aves, por alguna razón tus fotografías de hoy son también reflejo de un ambiente frío. Un abrazo,

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