Another great video. I saw my first Long-tailed Duck in Berkeley, CA where I grew up. In fact, I was the one who identified it for the record as this species is very rare in California and I believe this may have been the first record for the San Francisco Bay Area. It was a female in non-breeding plumage.
Another great video. I saw my first Long-tailed Duck in Berkeley, CA where I grew up. In fact, I was the one who identified it for the record as this species is very rare in California and I believe this may have been the first record for the San Francisco Bay Area. It was a female in non-breeding plumage.
Damn, awesome you were able to find one down there, especially without twitching, and just finding it yourself instead!
Glad you enjoyed the video.
A 200 foot dive is insane. Fascinating anatomy to enable it too.
Yeah, its insane for these guys, and how specialized they are for it.