Description

On a sunny afternoon in early December 2016, I came upon 40 Buffleheads at Ambleside Park. Most were swimming in smaller flocks of four, like the ones pictured in this photo. This was a stunningly high number for a single encounter, and even more incredible was the fact that most of these camera-shy diving ducks were plying the waters just a few feet from shore, completely at ease with humans.

Category

Category 7: Birds of a Feather Stick Together

Species

• Bufflehead

Tags

• ducks
• birds of a feather
• "diving ducks" "flock of birds"