The Howland Picture Pages: Bufflehead

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Last update: $Date: 2004/01/28 04:49:28 $ (UTC)

The Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) is our smallest diving duck. Common through-out Alberta (and across most of Canada) in the summer, the Bufflehead moves south to a broad range across the U.S. for the winter. Readily identifiable from a distance, the male in breeding colors is predominantly black and white. Up close, iridescent colors of green and purple appear in the male's plumage. The female coloration is also distinctive, including the large white patch on the side of the head.

Resources where you can find out more:

• Bufflehead profile at weaselhead.org
• Bufflehead profile at the USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter

This lone Bufflehead was encountered July 26, 2003 in Bow Valley Provincial Park. We saw relatively few waterfowl that day. This photo was taken with a digiscoping setup. EXIF 2.2 photo info:   320 x 256 true color Exposure time: 1/104.70 F-stop: 4.4 ISO speed: 100 Focal length: 16.0000 (plus Pentax PF-80EDA scope & William Optics DCL-28 eyepiece) Exposure mode: Auto White balance: Auto Exposure bias: 0.0000 Metering mode: Spot Exposure program: Aperture priority Gain control: None Contrast: Normal Saturation: High Sharpness: Hard Camera make: NIKON Camera model: E4500

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