Redhead Images, Facts and Information:
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- Redheads are medium sized diving ducks with rounded heads. Males have cinnamon colored heads, orange eyes, tricolored bills, black breasts and tails and gray bodies. Females and immature Redheads are mostly brown with dark eyes.
- Redheads are migratory.
- Redheads breed near potholes, small lakes, ponds, marshes and wetlands. During the winter they can be found in huge rafts in the Gulf of Mexico, they can also be found in large flocks in the southern tier of the U.S. in lakes, bays, rivers and reservoirs. They also winter in Mexico, the Caribbean, and along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
- Redheads eat submerged aquatic plants, algae, tubers, rhizomes, small fish and invertebrates. During the winter they also feed on sea grasses, snails and clams.
- Redheads lay 9 to 14 eggs which hatch in 23 to 29 days. The female incubates and they are monogamous. The females are also brood parasites and will lay their eggs in other redhead nests, other duck species nests and have even been observed laying their eggs in a Northern Harrier nest.
- A group of ducks can be called a “raft”, “paddling”, “flush” or “brace” of ducks.
- The oldest known Redhead was more than 20 years old.
I hope you enjoy viewing my Redhead photos.
Redhead drake on silvery water
Title: Redhead drake on silvery water
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 1/12/2020
Hen Redhead close up
Title: Hen Redhead close up
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 1/12/2020
Two Redhead drakes courting a hen
Title: Two Redhead drakes courting a hen
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 1/12/2020
Redhead pair in winter
Title: Redhead pair in winter
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 1/12/2020
Redhead hen being shadowed by a drake
Title: Redhead hen being shadowed by a drake
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 1/12/2020
Redhead feeding on aquatic vegetation
Title: Redhead feeding on aquatic vegetation
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 12/10/2019
First winter Redhead
Title: First winter Redhead
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 12/10/2019
Three Redheads on a pond
Title: Three Redheads on a pond
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 12/10/2019
Female Redhead with white on her head
Title: Female Redhead with white on her head
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 11/19/2018
Drake Redhead flapping his wings after preening
Title: Drake Redhead flapping his wings after preening
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 2/21/2018
Drake Redhead on a clear February afternoon
Title: Drake Redhead on a clear February afternoon
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 2/21/2018
Redhead drake flapping his wings on an urban pond
Title: Redhead drake flapping his wings on an urban pond
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 2/21/2018
Drake Redhead on a snowy January morning
Title: Drake Redhead on a snowy January morning
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 1/20/2018
Redhead drake Kinked-Neck display
Title: Redhead drake Kinked-Neck display
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 1/7/2018
Redhead drake showing extreme posture of Head-throw display
Title: Redhead drake showing extreme posture of Head-throw display
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 1/7/2018
Redhead drake exhibiting Head-throw display
Title: Redhead drake exhibiting Head-throw display
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 1/7/2018
Drake Redhead beginning the Head-throw courtship display
Title: Drake Redhead beginning the Head-throw courtship display
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 1/7/2018
Hen Redhead with white on her head
Title: Hen Redhead with white on her head
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 1/7/2018
Redhead drake in a snow storm
Title: Redhead drake in a snow storm
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 1/21/2017
Angry looking Redhead drake in a snow storm
Title: Angry looking Redhead drake in a snow storm
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 1/21/2017