Thursday, June 26, 2014

BLUE-BILLED DUCK


168     BLUE-BILLED DUCK         Oxyura australis

Australia      (168)

Range across se. and sw. Australia, including Tasmania. Found in well-vegetated swamps, large dams, lakes, and in winter more open waters. 37-44 cm, wingspan c. 60 cm.

















Photographed near Altona, Victoria February 2015

1 comment:

  1. beautiful blue bill - is it just a boy thing or do the girls get one too?

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