Laysan Teal

Mystery Bird: Laysan Duck, Anas laysanensis

grrlscientist | March 29, 2010

tags: Laysan Teal, Laysan Duck, Anas laysanensis, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz [Mystery bird] Laysan Duck, also known as the Laysan Teal, Anas laysanensis, photographed on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Midway Island, Hawai'i. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours] Image: Joe Fuhrman, March 2010 [larger view]. NOTE: Unless you are a beginning bird watcher, PLEASE wait 24 hours before identifying this bird. (Intermediate-expert birders are encouraged to use puns, anagrams, poetry references or citations, Monty Python quotes or anything else that tickles your fancy to…

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