Tweets,

Duck was photographed in Portland, Oregon on 11/24/2008.

The tryptophaned mythed Tran


--- On Wed, 11/26/08, Khanh Tran <fsprucegrouse at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Khanh Tran <fsprucegrouse at yahoo.com>
> Subject: RE: Eurasian x American Widgeon (photos)
> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2008, 10:18 AM
> Hi Tweeters,
>
> I have downloaded 3 recent photos images of this duck
> 'in question' as to how much 'pure' Eurasian
> lineage he has.
>
> Depending on how the angle of lighting hits, you can see a
> faint iridescent sheen near his eye region.
>
> Never had the luxury of seeing this lovely duck so
> close-up. Usually I have distant views with one mingling
> with a huge flock of American.
>
> So it something I may have dismissed depending on how the
> light 'illuminates' the bird diagnostic field
> feature.
>
> http://www.pbase.com/spruce_grouse/recent_photos
>
> Happy Gobble Gobble Day.....
>
> Khanh Tran (Portland, Oregon)