Canvasback duck, Aythya valisineria, on the Choptank River, Cambridge, MD. Canvasbacks feed mainly by diving, sometimes dabbling, mostly eating aquatic plants with some molluscs, aquatic insects and small fish.

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cbacks.jpg

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David Trozzo

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5162x3459 / 12.5MB

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