Tuesday, March 9, 2010

American Wigeon

The American wigeon is a bird that we usually only see in Minnesota during spring and fall migration. I typically see them in parts of Fort Snelling State Park, Black Dog Lake or near the Old Cedar Avenue Bridge, which is where I photographed this pair, in the fall.

6 comments:

Maria said...

Beautiful photos:)

KaHolly said...

Sure are cute little puddle ducks with their silver bills.

2sweetnsaxy said...

Nice shot. They're so cute! :-)

Jim said...

Interesting looking bird.
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eileeninmd said...

Handsome looking ducks. the male is pretty. Great shot!

Carolyn Ford said...

So cute! They seem very busy rummaging around.