I liked watching these Bufflehead ducks in the Goleta Slough. They are in Santa Barbara for the winter and will migrate back to Canada for the summer breeding season. They nest almost exclusively in holes excavated by Northern Flickers and on occasion, by Pileated Woodpeckers.
The larger Buffleheads with the white spot on their head are adult females. The smaller ones are immature Bufflehead ducks.
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