Bird of the Week – Harlequin Duck
For the WC, only the Wood Duck is more spectacularly colorful than the a Harlequin Duck drake in breeding plumage. And, unlike Harlies, Woodies don’t occur in Alaska.
Harlequin Duck Drake, Rock Creek, Denali Highway
Not only are Harlequin drakes handsome; they seem to pose in striking nice positions. So far as WC knows, Harlequin drakes only have one critic: Harlequin hens.
Harlequin Hen Offering Helpful Comments to a Drake
Readers are invited to offer their own caption to the photo.
Harlequin Ducks migrate inland to breed and then return to their true home, near-shore salt waters in coastal Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.
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Did everybody drown in a flood??????? Time to issue an APB on Mudpups. Where is everyone?
Nuther inch and a half of rain last night. Knocked sweetcorn down.
Well obviously, that’s Stella, and she is saying:
“Harcourt! Harcourt Fenton Mudd, what have you been up to? Nothing good, I’m sure.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FGgHEKko3E
Thanks for that slipstream! Perfect! I remember it well.
I love Mandarin ducks, too.
Was expecting something more black and white-like a harlequin great dane.Don’t look much like romance novels,either. Consider me puzzled. 🙂