bufflehead

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Laurie got this photo of a male bufflehead, in all his female-luring glory:

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  1. noun A small North American diving duck (Bucephala albeola) having black and white plumage and a densely feathered, rounded head. Also called butterball.

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  • Many ducks including bufflehead, common merganser, common goldeneye, and lesser scaup can be observed along the Link River and Lake Ewauna.
  • Laurie got this photo of a male bufflehead, in all his female-luring glory: —  BC Bloggers
  • Labels: birding, birds, bufflehead, colours, ducks, lbbs, Reifel Island —  BC Bloggers
  • Most were unaware of the four black-crowned night herons, the ring-necked ducks, a dozen bufflehead, and numerous yellow-rumped warblers and white-throated sparrows that were active and singing as well. —  The Martha's Vineyard Times News Headlines
  • You don't wanna bull along regardless like a bufflehead in this, Racey. —  The Heart of the Range
 

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  1. Obsolete buffle, buffalo (from French, from Late Latin būfalus; see buffalo) + head.
 

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