On an afternoon painted in greys and blacks, a few buffleheads carry out the theme. On the water surrounding Baikie Island.
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| Making circles. |
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| Double header |
These are females: the males have a large white patch on the back of the head, a white body, and large white patches on the black wings. The female's wing patch is just a small square.
Another two, getting airborne.
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| Running on water |
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| Single white patches on the wings identify them as females. |
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| Two and their reflections. |
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En una tarde pintada en tonos de gris y negro, estos patos moñudos (porrones coronados, Bucephala albeola) siguen con el programa.
- Dos hembras, haciendo círculos en el agua.
- Una sola, reflejada. Estas son hembras; los machos tienen un gran parche blanco en la zona posterior de la cabeza; el cuerpo es blanco, y tienen grandes zonas blancas en las alas negras. La zona blanca en las alas de la hembra es una marca pequeña.
- Otra hembra, corriendo en el agua durante el despegue.
- Despegadas.
- Dos hembras volando, y sus reflejos.
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