tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post7898233658221945348..comments2024-03-22T23:27:47.349+00:00Comments on EAGLETON NOTES: Tufted DucksGraham Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-6143252138851672712015-03-26T12:38:42.652+00:002015-03-26T12:38:42.652+00:00Meike I did buy my camera with bird shots as a req...Meike I did buy my camera with bird shots as a requirement but over 100 metres away was stretching its capabilities.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-8183502386194838572015-03-26T06:45:27.034+00:002015-03-26T06:45:27.034+00:00Even your "not perfect" animal pictures ...Even your "not perfect" animal pictures are way better than any I could ever come up with!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-2750291402023989872015-03-26T05:22:48.906+00:002015-03-26T05:22:48.906+00:00Goldeneye have a white chest and a white splodge o...Goldeneye have a white chest and a white splodge on green heads, The male does anyway.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-67857035130610992502015-03-25T23:36:06.990+00:002015-03-25T23:36:06.990+00:00There are similarities Red although the tufted Duc...There are similarities Red although the tufted Duck doesn't have the iridescent green and purple of the Canadian Goldeneye and it is the only duck with a tuft (in the UK anyway).Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-6884671913979939832015-03-25T23:33:11.733+00:002015-03-25T23:33:11.733+00:00In all honesty Frances the eyes look fine and wide...In all honesty Frances the eyes look fine and wide open to me. I have just measured the distance on Google Earth and they were just over 100 metres away from me.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-44913314785990547572015-03-25T23:32:00.422+00:002015-03-25T23:32:00.422+00:00Yes Monica the tuft gives them away because they a...Yes Monica the tuft gives them away because they are the only duck like that.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-59600521013990439022015-03-25T23:31:13.617+00:002015-03-25T23:31:13.617+00:00Well, Peace, it was after noon but perhaps they lo...Well, Peace, it was after noon but perhaps they looked like that because they had been diving for food.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-65896471643889566522015-03-25T23:29:53.911+00:002015-03-25T23:29:53.911+00:00Thank you Adrian.Thank you Adrian.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-71956127350757807662015-03-25T23:28:06.931+00:002015-03-25T23:28:06.931+00:00Okay, tufted ducks . They look like our golden eye...Okay, tufted ducks . They look like our golden eye without the tufts.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-52005686555908397362015-03-25T20:36:31.708+00:002015-03-25T20:36:31.708+00:00Those ducks' eyes look really weird. Are they ...Those ducks' eyes look really weird. Are they closed? Otherwise, excellent photos, especaily if you took them from some distance away. Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-86714709074838757642015-03-25T18:51:51.064+00:002015-03-25T18:51:51.064+00:00Not unlike the Goldeneyes that I sometimes see in ...Not unlike the Goldeneyes that I sometimes see in the river here... But comparing pictures I see that besides the hairstyle, their beaks are also different colour. :)DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-85929081999210253382015-03-25T17:44:56.319+00:002015-03-25T17:44:56.319+00:00I had to laugh. They look like they are just waki...I had to laugh. They look like they are just waking from a morning nap!<br />Peace Thymehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361079101751470855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-34382044955267372932015-03-25T11:46:50.963+00:002015-03-25T11:46:50.963+00:00Looks good to me but then I'm not very good wi...Looks good to me but then I'm not very good with ducks.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.com