American Wigeons_MG_0037
Old proverb: "Birds of a feather flock together."
Three male American Wigeon ducks with the brilliant green breeding colors on their heads and one female.
Quiet lakes and wetlands come alive with the breezy whistle of the American Wigeon, a dabbling duck with pizzazz. Breeding males have a green eye patch and a conspicuous white crown, earning them the nickname "baldpate." Females are brushed in warm browns with a gray-brown head and a smudge around the eye. Noisy groups congregate during fall and winter, plucking plants with their short gooselike bill from wetlands and fields or nibbling plants from the water's surface. Despite being common their populations are declining. www.allaboutbirds.org
American Wigeons_MG_0037
Old proverb: "Birds of a feather flock together."
Three male American Wigeon ducks with the brilliant green breeding colors on their heads and one female.
Quiet lakes and wetlands come alive with the breezy whistle of the American Wigeon, a dabbling duck with pizzazz. Breeding males have a green eye patch and a conspicuous white crown, earning them the nickname "baldpate." Females are brushed in warm browns with a gray-brown head and a smudge around the eye. Noisy groups congregate during fall and winter, plucking plants with their short gooselike bill from wetlands and fields or nibbling plants from the water's surface. Despite being common their populations are declining. www.allaboutbirds.org