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The Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) is a small diving duck which breeds across much of Canada and Alaska and winters across large areas of the United States and Mexico. The first 8 shots shown here were taken in Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in December, 2007, with a Canon EOS 40D and EF 600mm F/4 L IS lens and 1.4X extender. The image shown here shows a small group of males with one female. | |
In the image shown here, a female is in front, flapping her wings after a dive. | |
The male shown here is preening. | |
The female Bufflehead shown here was a wintering bird which had not yet departed for the breeding grounds. This shot was taken in Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in April, 2008, with a Canon EOS 1D Mark III and EF 600mm F/4 L IS lens and 2X extender. | |
The next seven images of Bufflehead were taken at Lake Walter Long in Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in December, 2013. | |
Bufflehead Bucephala albeola Bosque del Apache N.W.R., Socorro Co., New Mexico 3 February 2018 |
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Bufflehead Bucephala albeola Bosque del Apache N.W.R., Socorro Co., New Mexico 3 February 2018 |
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Bufflehead Bucephala albeola Bosque del Apache N.W.R., Socorro Co., New Mexico 3 February 2018 |