Harlequin duck

tags: Harlequin Ducks, Histrionicus histrionicus, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz [Mystery birds] Harlequin Ducks, Histrionicus histrionicus (mostly males, but there is a female in the foreground), photographed at low tide at Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon. [I will identify these birds for you in 48 hours] Image: Terry Sohl, 8 June 2009 [larger view] Photo taken with a Canon 50D, 400 5.6L. Are all the birds in this image the same species? Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification. Review all mystery birds to date.
tags: Harlequin Duck, Histrionicus histrionicus, birds, Image of the Day Last in a series of duck images by this photographer. Stay tuned: there are plenty more images by John that will appear soon! ABSTRACT: Male Harlequin Duck, Histrionicus histrionicus. Image: John Del Rio. [larger view].
tags: Harlequin duck, Histrionicus histrionicus, Long-tailed duck, Clangula hyemalis, birds, Image of the Day Second in a series by this photographer. Male Harlequin duck, Histrionicus histrionicus (left) and male Long-tailed duck (formerly: Oldsquaw), Clangula hyemalis (foreground). Image: John Del Rio. [larger view].