Tufted Duck

Aythya fuligula
A male in "eclipse phase". In the summer his sides will be blinding white.
I like their mad yellow eyes and DA hairstyle.





May manage an early blip tomorrow (something I didn't quite manage to photograph right today), but we're off down to Welsh Wales pretty early. I will be doing the driving since M has sprained her ankle (now getting a lot better since I forced her to rest it). Stopping off en route to see sister J, P and niece S; brainy niece H has just started at Cambridge :D Then M's gig in the Valleys on Friday and stopping at Prune's on the way back. So, probably no blips till Sunday night. See you then.