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harlequin duck

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harlequin duck
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a northern sea duck, Histrionicus histrionicus, the male of which has a blue and red plumage with black and white markings


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CAPTION(S): Richard Hills, at home with his two dogs, used to breed red squirrels; now it's harlequin ducks
Hills and Salt creeks (500 each) VIEWABLE Harlequin ducks winter in the churning intertidal zone at the coast, then move inland to breed on turbulent mountain streams that mimic the crashing waters of their coastal environment.
a belted kingfisher in Cornwall, a harlequin duck at Wick in northern Scotland, even a sharp tailed sandpiper in Kent.
 
 
 
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