Dating, Bufflehead Style

by ingrid on Monday, March 7, 2011 · 1 comment

in Animal Behavior,Ducks and Others

I wish I’d been closer than the far reach of my lens, struggling for focus in the thick of weather. I snapped these from the shore, capturing the distant dynamics of a Bufflehead courtship ritual. Two males were vying for the one female pictured here.

Bufflehead Courtship

Bufflehead Courtship - ©ingridtaylar

Bufflehead Duck Courtship

Vying - ©ingridtaylar

Female Bufflehead

Female Bufflehead - ©ingridtaylar

Bufflehead Courtship

Bufflehead Courtship - ©ingridtaylar

Male Bufflehead

Male Bufflehead - ©ingridtaylar

Male Bufflehead in Flight

Bufflehead Skip - ©ingridtaylar

Bufflehead Courtship

Bufflehead Courtship - ©ingridtaylar

Bufflehead Mating and Courtship

Pairing Off - ©ingridtaylar

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Tagged as: behavior, buffleheads, courtship, Ducks and Others, mating, puget sound, seattle

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select * from authors March 8, 2011 at 1:32 am

good

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