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Male and Female Redheads?

Last post 11-07-2009, 4:47 PM by neef. 5 replies.
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  •  11-07-2009, 11:40 AM 124105

    Male and Female Redheads?

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    Got lucky today - found a couple of Redheads at wetlands in Huntington Beach, CA.  I don't really need an ID as they are obviously Redheads but is one a male and one a female?  Since there were only the 2 of them I figured they were a "couple"
    Life List: 139
    Latest: Cedar Waxwing!!!!!!!

  •  11-07-2009, 11:47 AM 124109 in reply to 124105

    Re: Male and Female Redheads?

    Nah they're both males... The difference could be due to lighting, or perhaps one is still molting into his plumage a little bit. But they're definitely both males, females are (as in most ducks) fairly drab.
    Total birds seen: 205
    Latest lifers:
    Brown Creeper, Field Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow
    Favorite lifers:
    Black-billed Cuckoo, Reddish Egret, Wood Stork

  •  11-07-2009, 11:54 AM 124110 in reply to 124109

    Re: Male and Female Redheads?

    Ok, thanks.  The "girls" must have been somewhere else at the time.

    Life List: 139
    Latest: Cedar Waxwing!!!!!!!

  •  11-07-2009, 11:57 AM 124111 in reply to 124110

    Re: Male and Female Redheads?

    Maybe they're gay.  Surprise

  •  11-07-2009, 3:27 PM 124125 in reply to 124111

    Re: Male and Female Redheads?

    LuisSoCal:
    Maybe they're gay.  Surprise

    ....not that there's anything wrong with that...

  •  11-07-2009, 4:47 PM 124133 in reply to 124125

    Re: Male and Female Redheads?

    Oh, Seinfeld... How I miss that show so!

    Bird Count (17 months): 213
    Best Sightings: Ivory Gull, Brown-Chested Martin, Snowy Owl, Townsend's Warbler, Marbled Godwit
    Most Recent New Sightings: Red-Throated Loon, Long-Tailed Duck
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