| | This female bufflehead, swimming in a lake in Shohola, PA, got close enough for a good look. The females are drabber than the males, with more grey than pure black and white on the wings and back.
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A late-autumn visitor
Fall is nature’s time for transition, a time to prepare for winter. Some animals, such as reptiles and amphibians, hibernate for the winter. Others migrate south. One duck that visits our region from Canada for a few weeks on the way south is the bufflehead (Bucephala albeola).
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