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| I visited Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge this week, to look for winter ducks. It was windy, cold, and lovely. Click to enlarge. |
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| There were lots of ducks. I saw norther shovelers. |
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| Pintails. |
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| Buffleheads. |
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| A male bufflehead with some food he caught dangling from his beak. |
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| Ruddy ducks! |
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| The two pictured above gave me pause because they were swimming together, and seemed at first to be a couple. They turned out to be two different species. In front, a female bufflehead. In back, an immature male hooded merganser. Tricky! |
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| It was worth the trip for beautiful scenery and abundant interesting ducks. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge has an 8-mile one-way wildlife drive. Click on this sentence to visit the refuge website for information and directions. It's a nice place to visit, even in the cold. Stay in your car or wear your warmest coat. |
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