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Just before the ice storm, the morning went still.
A bufflehead touched down right in front of me on the calm waters of Dahlonega—soft rain falling, light barely awake, everything holding its breath. 🦆❄️
One of those moments nature gives you when you’re patient enough to sit low and listen.

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Buffleheads (Bucephala albeola) are cute but they dive ''all the time'' and you end up with a lot of photos of the sea. 😆 This is the female.

Le petit garrot est bien mignon mais il est toujours en train de plonger alors tu te retrouves avec plein de photos de la mer. Ceci est la femelle.

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Small duck with a greyish brown body, dark back and head and a white patch on its cheeks. It is in a calm sea.

Same duck but diving with its head partially under water.

Same duck but all we see are the tails and feet, the rest is under water.

Buffleheads

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Two ducks are peacefully floating in the water, embodying the serenity of a natural setting.

Streaming

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A male Bufflehead duck floating in a creek near a rocky riverbank.

I am looking forward to the ducks returning for the winter and getting out there for more photo opportunities. I never know what the season will bring or what luck I will have. This one is from a frigid but sunny February morning in 2024.

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Family of Buffleheads out for morning swim

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Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola), 1st January 2024
es: Porrón Albeola, fr: Petit Garrot
Old Harbor Reservation, Boston, Massachusetts
Massa-adchu-es-et (Massachusett) & Pawtucket traditional territory
Canon EOS R5, Canon RF 800mm f/11, 40% crop, 1/640s, ISO 640
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Summer Rarity

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A female Bufflehead duck swimming in a calm lake.

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Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola), 1st January 2024
es: Porrón Albeola, fr: Petit Garrot
Old Harbor Reservation, Boston, Massachusetts
Massa-adchu-es-et (Massachusett) & Pawtucket traditional territory
Canon EOS R5, Canon RF 800mm f/11, 10% crop, 1/500s, ISO 320
#Birds #Bufflehead #BUFF #Ducks #HopeIsTheThingWithFeathers #DescribeYourImages

A small sea-duck with a pattern of bold blocks of white and irridescent black, and an impressive crest, swims on a choppy blue sea.

Working the Dock

At the marina’s edge, the Ruddy Turnstones scurried along the green planks like tiny dockside inspectors.

https://islandinthenet.com/ruddy-turnstones-on-the-pier/

Buffleheads in Motion

My first sighting of Bufflehead during a boat tour in Cape May felt like trying to photograph wind over water. They moved fast, flew low, and never stopped.

https://islandinthenet.com/buffleheads-in-motion/

Flock of Bufflehead ducks flying low over Cape May Harbour with wings spread above calm water

Three Bufflehead ducks in tight formation flight over rippled bay water near coastal shoreline structures

They moved fast, flew low, and never stopped.

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https://islandinthenet.com/buffleheads-in-motion/

Female Bufflehead with her brood.

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This is a male Bufflehead and another example of a very common beast who I had no idea existed until a couple of years ago. Apparently they build their nests in holes in trees made by woodpeckers. I have no info on what the woodpecker gets in return.

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Buffleheads are small, striking sea ducks, but they don’t make photography easy—skittish and lightning-fast! This March morning at Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge, we watched a chaotic flurry of drakes battling over hens. For once, they were too focused on their rivalry to notice us.

This shot captures a drake in full retreat, throwing water like a tiny torpedo as he fled an aggressive rival just out of frame. Most of my frames were a blur, but I love this one—it shows the power and speed these little ducks can unleash!

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