TROPIC and NEAR-TROPIC BIRD COLLECTION

Inflight Redhead Ducks Redhead Ducks- Aythya americana Redhead Ducks- Aythya americana- Order Anseriformes-Family Anatidae-Subfamily Anatinae. Donna and I spotted this flock of Redhead Ducks near Quakertown SRA adjacent to the Dunlapsvile Causeway on Brookville Reservoir, Indiana on a beautiful Sunday in late February. From Cornell Lab "An aptly named diving duck, the Redhead can be easily identified by its bright red head and gray back. Many female Redheads make no nests of their own, but instead lay their eggs in the nests of other ducks." Photo: Feb 27, 2005, Canon EOS 1D Mark II digital camera with 600mm f/4.0 L IS lens and and 1.4X TC, handheld! More Species Info: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Redhead_dtl.html

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Photos Copyright R. Hays Cummins. Authorization required. For permission, contact bigbendwildlands@gmail.com

Sources of species identification and other amazing info include (1) Cornell Lab of Ornithology--a fantastic site; (2)Birds of Eastern and Central North America, Peterson Field Guide Series, Fifth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company; (3) The National Audubon Society's Sibley Guide to Birds and (4) Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Third Edition, National Geographic, Washington, D.C.