This diving
duck can be identified at a distance by its white bonnet (male)
and white cheek patch (female) in the more open, deeper portions
of Laugnita when at its fullest. The Bufflehead
shown here illustrate the moment when a female, eyes closed
in a serious bout of preening, drifts close enough to a male
for her mate to put on some steam. Such mate-guarding is common.
24 x 30 inches
pen, ink, colored charcoal, pencil
Darryl Wheye
2000