hi ... beautiful bird !!!!!!! ... thanks Wilson for passing the word
on for me ... (gotta get me a smartphone someday) ...

I didn't know Tufted Duck heads were irredescent (sp???) purple when
the sunlight hit them !!!! ... hard bird to photograph in the sun
tho because as the sun made the head spectacular it also washed out
the white belly ... this location - the slough next to Round Lake -
is a good place for closein views ... scopes not necessary (grin) ...

the duck was first spotted on tuesday and again on wednesday by Bill
Johnson, my former office-mate at the U.S. Geological Survey ... we
use to hang around Lacamas Lake and Round Lake nearly every lunch
hour ... Bill still goes regularly ... he sent me email late
wednesday night about seeing the duck at the lunch hour both days and
he had seen the duck fly up and down the slough too ... today
(thursday) the duck was there in the morning but not there in the
afternoon ... so anyone interested in seeing him might try mornings
first ... Gene and I watched him catch and eat a Snail (???) so he's
got food ...

here's a pix (cropped) ...
http://columbiariverimages.com/Birds/Images12Feb/round_lake_tufted_duck_02-02-12.jpg

enjoy,
Lyn
Vancouver, Washington





At 10:58 AM 2/2/2012, Wilson Cady wrote:
>Lyn Topinka just called saying she was looking at a male TUFTED DUCK
>at Lacamas Park in Camas, Clark County. The bird is in the small
>slough on your right as you take the trail to the dam on Round Lake.
>
>
>Wilson Cady
>Skamania County, WA
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