Bufflehead 2

I’ve menstioned before that male Buffleheads are hard to photograph. The drake’s striking and contrasting plumage is part of the problem. It also does not help that these ducks seem to be in constant motion—diving, flippering off the photographer, and even laughing a the photographer’s curses. These pictures were taken on 6 November 2019 at Olympia’s Capitol Lake.

I took the last photo with the final rays of the day. I think the dark water perfectly contrasts with the drak’s iradescent head and white body patches. It would be nice, one of these days, to capture images like this on purpose, rather than by dumb luck.