In the quiet northern lakes and sheltered coastal bays, these compact divers bob lightly on the surface before vanishing beneath the water. They plunge for aquatic insects, crustaceans, and small mollusks, navigating cold, clear depths with quick, powerful strokes. What makes them extraordinary is their link between forest and water — nesting in abandoned woodpecker cavities, they depend on healthy woodlands as much as clean wetlands. Small in size yet bold in pattern, steady guardians of northern waters.
Bufflehead Ducks 👇
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