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 - ©ingridtaylar
Vying - ©ingridtaylar
Female Bufflehead - ©ingridtaylar
Bufflehead Courtship - ©ingridtaylar
Male Bufflehead - ©ingridtaylar
Bufflehead Skip - ©ingridtaylar
Bufflehead Courtship - ©ingridtaylar
Pairing Off - ©ingridtaylar

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