Redhead

The redhead is a medium-sized diving duck. The male has a rounded, rusty-red head, a pale gray body, a black chest, and a blue-gray bill with a white band and a black tip. The female is a plain warm brown.

Redheads nest in large prairie marshes with plenty of cattails and open water, and the females sometimes lay eggs in the nests of other ducks. They dive for aquatic plants and spend the winter on coastal and southern waters.

I like how this male sits alone in the open water, with the cattails and the blue reflections around him.

To find out more about the redhead and the places it lives, visit All About Birds.

Redhead Manitoba sightings

Where and when you can find the redhead in Manitoba depends on the season and the habitat. You can see more species in the Manitoba birds section.

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