Photo Details
June 6,
2004 - Bear River MBR,
Box Elder
County, Utah - ©NJDavis
Description
L 15.5 WS 23,
Dabbling
duck, White hip-patch, White crescent in front of eye, Light blue
patches
on forewing.
Behavior
Prefers small
lakes in
open grasslands in summers and marshes or protected coastal areas in
winter.
A dabbling duck that skims the water surface with bill or reaches below
the surface with head and neck. Eats seeds and vegetative parts
of
aquatic plants. Males do aggressive chin-lifting display to one another
while female's display is inciting. Lays 6-15 dull white eggs in nest
of
grasses lined with down and placed in grassy cover close to
water.
One brood per season with an incubation period of 23-27 days.
Chicks
of precocial.
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