Leisurely Swim

Here is a close up of some of those ducks again. I've gone through my field guides and am ready to make a guess. My guess is that these are Canvasback ducks (Aythya valisineria) with some genetic variations. I'm basing my guess on location, shape, and mostly the color and shape of their bills.

"Often called the aristocrat of ducks, the Canvasback holds its long sloping forehead high with a distinguished look. Males stand out with a rusty head and neck and a gleaming whitish body bookended in black. Females are pale brown overall, but that Canvasback head shape still gives them away. This diving duck eats plant tubers at the bottom of lakes and wetlands. It breeds in lakes and marshes and winters by the thousands on freshwater lakes and coastal waters." - allaboutbirds.org

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