Appearance:
Small diving duck
Small gray bill
Male:
- White 'scarf' around black head
- Black back and neck
- White breast, belly and flanks
- Inner wing white / outer wing black
Female:- Brown head and upperparts
- Grayish-white underparts
- White ear-spot and wing-patch
Listen to its call.
My bird watching today took me to King's Pond near Cedar Hill Golf Course. A large number of ducks of various types greeted me upon my arrival. They are obviously fed by visitors quite frequently. Every time a car pulled up, the ducks would rush over in expectation of a snack. A couple of times, I feared I would be flattened by stampeding waterfowl. In the end, I escaped unscathed except for a suspicious looking substance on my jeans (again). Although the picture of the female was taken a few weeks ago near the Oak Bay Marina, I took the photo of the male today at the pond.
My bird watching today took me to King's Pond near Cedar Hill Golf Course. A large number of ducks of various types greeted me upon my arrival. They are obviously fed by visitors quite frequently. Every time a car pulled up, the ducks would rush over in expectation of a snack. A couple of times, I feared I would be flattened by stampeding waterfowl. In the end, I escaped unscathed except for a suspicious looking substance on my jeans (again). Although the picture of the female was taken a few weeks ago near the Oak Bay Marina, I took the photo of the male today at the pond.
Learn more about the Bufflehead.
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