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Redhead Aythya americana

March 5, 2011 by Corey 5 Comments

The Redhead is one of the sexier of our ducks, if searches on Google for “sexy redhead” are any indication. It is a well-named...

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Manky Muscovy Ducks

March 2, 2011 by Mike 22 Comments

The Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) attracts more attention than most ducks, at least in North America. When this native of Mesoamerica and South America...

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Duck Butts

February 28, 2011 by Corey 11 Comments

We here at 10,000 Birds believe that every bird is beautiful and, moreover, that every part of every bird is beautiful. Even we, however,...

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Hybrid Mallards

by Corey 27 Comments

Mallards can be dirty ducks. Very, very, dirty ducks. And while ducks in general are known for their hybridizing ways, none are as prolific...

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Domestic or Manky Mallards

by Mike 24 Comments

Years ago, Charlie Moores coined the colorful term “manky mallard” to describe the motley menagerie of feral and domestic mallards (If you’re wondering, manky means...

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Harlequin Ducks at Point Lookout

February 27, 2011 by Corey 4 Comments

Winter at Point Lookout, the easternmost point of land on the south shore of Long Island, New York, before one reaches Jones Inlet, can...

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Common and Barrow’s Goldeneye, Common and Scarce

February 16, 2011 by Larry 18 Comments

According to my Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America, the Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) is “fairly common” but the Barrow’s Goldeneye (Bucephala...

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