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  • This Wood Duck drake prowled an estuary at the Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary in Richmond BC March 6, 2012. width:640;;height:408
  • The only perching duck, a Wood Duck female on guard on a walkway railing at the Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary near Richmond British Columbia. width:640;;height:497
  • With faces only a mother Northern Shoveler could love, juvenile shovelers shakeoff after a swim in an estuary in the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. width:616;;height:500
  • Mallard Ducks get a bad rap. In just the right light they look almost velvet and are one of the most beautiful ducks on the pond. width:640;;height:496
  • Pigeon Guillemots court in Puget Sound near the Southworth Washington State Ferry terminal in western Washington State. width:640;;height:353
  • A first winter Bufflehead proudly hauls off  its catch in the Theler Wetlands in Belfair in western Washington State. width:640;;height:445
  • One of the "lovely" ducks the Northern Pintail can launch in a split second from an open pond. This one flew at the Theler Wetlands near Hood Canal. width:640;;height:435
  • Fall light can help make a boring situation dramatic.  Two Buffleheads paddle in an estuary in the Theler Wetlands near Belfair Washington. width:640;;height:416
  • A female Hooded Merganser dips a wing in Lake Beth in north central Washington State this past spring. width:640;;height:394
  • This bright Cinammon Teal was at the Ridgefield National Wildlife refuge in spring 2011. width:640;;height:411
  • A Wood Duck at rest in the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge in western Washington State. width:579;;height:500
  • A pair of male Northern Pintails in an estuary at the Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary in Richmond British Columbia. width:640;;height:337
  • A Northern Pintail over Oak Bay near Port Townsend in western Washington State. width:640;;height:455
  • A Northern Pintail at leisure in the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge in western Washington State. width:640;;height:409
  • If it's color you want this spring keep watch for a wood duck drake in all its splendor.  This fellow was with its mate in an estuary in the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge in western Washington State. width:367;;height:500
  • Hiding among the commoners, this Eurasian Wigeon showed off its colors and sheen in the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge near Olympia in Washington State. width:640;;height:427
  • A Common Goldeneye cruises the placid waters of an estuary near Hood Canal in Washington State. width:640;;height:478
  • A male Bufflehead chases around a female in Oak Bay in north western Washington State. One of the joys of spring in the Pacific Northwest. width:640;;height:446
  • A Red-breasted Merganser in full bloom in Puget Sound near Port Orchard in western Washington State. width:640;;height:443
  • A Ring-necked Duck swims in an estuary in the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge in western Washington State. width:640;;height:441
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