Histrionicus histrionicus
grrlscientist | July 29, 2009tags: 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.
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grrlscientist | April 15, 2008tags: 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].
grrlscientist | April 9, 2008tags: 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].