零七年春曾贴过一组琵嘴鸭:“红鸭弄水报春归”,当时不知其大名,给起了个绰号叫红鸭,只因其腹部和两肋有大块红色的羽毛。在纽约地区,冬季和初春可以见到。三月底天气转暖就北飞加拿大和阿拉斯加去了。
琵嘴鸭很特别,一是它体型小,不及普通绿头野鸭的二分之一,比冠顶秋沙鸭稍大。最后这一张可以看出它与白天鹅体量的差别。二是嘴大,又宽又长,足比普通野鸭长出三分之一。游水时常把嘴埋在水中,滤食小鱼虾等,有时也挖掘水中的植物为食。三是其眼神非常地神兮兮,让人感到它似乎有着深奥的思维能力。琵嘴鸭的雄鸭羽毛十分艳丽:墨绿色鸭头,白胸,红腹及两肋,背部黑褐色, 与白色相间, 上翅部分羽毛蔚蓝色和绿色。它们喜欢几只甚至几十只围成团不停地旋转,有时会转上几个小时不散。有时也会列队成阵, 齐头并进。一群琵嘴鸭头抬出水面游水的景象实不多见。
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